Everyone in my life knows I’m a little nuts about nuts. Last week I purchased a box of cocoa roasted almonds at my local King Soopers and loved them! The bit of sweetness along with the nut crunch and cocoa blast was divine.
I searched the web and discovered a low-cal recipe: www.ehow.com/how_5850786_make-cocoa-roasted-almond-recipe.html
They were easy to make and store well. I had dry ingredients left over, so I tried the recipe with English Walnuts. They were equally wonderful! Cocoa roasted almonds and walnuts are my new, favorite afternoon snack!
COCOA ROASTED ALMONDS
1 pound raw, shelled almonds
cooking spray
8 Stevia sweetener packets (next time, I’ll try it with powdered sugar)
1/4 teaspoon popcorn salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cocoa powder
- Pour the almonds in a large bowl. Spray the almonds lightly. Toss the almonds and spray again, to assure that the almonds are lightly coated.
- In a small bowl, combine the Stevia, salt, cornstarch and cocoa powder. Pour the dry ingredients over the almonds and toss to thoroughly coat the almonds.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper. Bake at 250 degrees for 25 minutes, stirring every 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the almonds (or walnuts) on paper towels. Cool.
Each almond has about 7 calories.
Nuttin’ to it!
Recipe adapted from ehow.com Cocoa Roasted Almonds
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