John Wallace
TVWBB Member
I've been experimenting with every possible way to smoke almonds, and I think cold smoking produces the best flavor. It's smooth and buttery, but deep. Have you tried it? It's also a PITA as it takes about 20 hours to get enough smoke infused.
Here are two recipes I like and have used for several years, but previously using hot smoking. That still works fine, and is more practical, but for the smoking geeks like me the cold smoke is a little better.
Martha's Jacked Up Honey Smoked Almonds
3 lbs. (or 8 cups) uncooked, untreated natural almonds –
6 oz honey
½ cup BROWN sugar
½ cup melted butter
1 tsp salt
¾ - 1 tsp cayenne, depending on your taste preference
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup real maple syrup (Don’t use artificial. Spend the money for the real stuff—it’s the only thing that works)
1-cup Jack Daniels bourbon (use any bourbon, but it should have some kick to it. Wild Turkey is a good alternative)
I thinkthe above recipe is a mod on one Chris posted some time ago in a tutorial. I got the basics from Martha Stewart and modified to improve it.
Sugar-free Garlic Smoked Almonds
3 cups or 1.25 lbs. natural, untreated almonds
1 egg white or ¼ cup Egg Beaters (an adhesive for the spices, no flavor is added)
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp celery salt
1 tblsp sea salt
½ tsp liquid smoke
The above has become popular because it's actually healthy with no added sugars. I prefer it to the first one, but most people tend to choose the sweet recipe for the holidays.
I published a step by step tutorial with the alternate methods for smoking, including flame grilling which is a personal favorite for non sugar recipes, if anyone is interested in our experimenting.
Here are two recipes I like and have used for several years, but previously using hot smoking. That still works fine, and is more practical, but for the smoking geeks like me the cold smoke is a little better.
Martha's Jacked Up Honey Smoked Almonds
3 lbs. (or 8 cups) uncooked, untreated natural almonds –
6 oz honey
½ cup BROWN sugar
½ cup melted butter
1 tsp salt
¾ - 1 tsp cayenne, depending on your taste preference
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup real maple syrup (Don’t use artificial. Spend the money for the real stuff—it’s the only thing that works)
1-cup Jack Daniels bourbon (use any bourbon, but it should have some kick to it. Wild Turkey is a good alternative)
I thinkthe above recipe is a mod on one Chris posted some time ago in a tutorial. I got the basics from Martha Stewart and modified to improve it.
Sugar-free Garlic Smoked Almonds
3 cups or 1.25 lbs. natural, untreated almonds
1 egg white or ¼ cup Egg Beaters (an adhesive for the spices, no flavor is added)
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp celery salt
1 tblsp sea salt
½ tsp liquid smoke
The above has become popular because it's actually healthy with no added sugars. I prefer it to the first one, but most people tend to choose the sweet recipe for the holidays.
I published a step by step tutorial with the alternate methods for smoking, including flame grilling which is a personal favorite for non sugar recipes, if anyone is interested in our experimenting.