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Tis’ the season for cinnamon sugar nuts. Almonds roasted in the oven, then coated with coconut oil, cinnamon, and sugar (monkfruit sweetener if you’d like). With each bite you get a crunchy, sweet, and slightly spicy explosion in your mouth.

The idea for this recipe started when my sister and her husband wanted to share their newest creation with me. They used their air fryer to roast the almonds. We use our oven. Use what you have, folks!

Since that first taste, I’ve made several batches of these delicious crunchy, sweet, and addicting snack. Each version had varying ratios of cinnamon and sugar.

I picked the ones my taste testers liked the best. And when I say taste testers, I’m referring to my five year old daughter and my food loving husband. I liked all of them. They were all good. So good that I found myself involuntarily reaching for them…”just one more”.

I mean…how can you go wrong with cinnamon, sugar, and roasted almonds?

Why I love this recipe

This recipe takes VERY little time or effort. And in the end you get something that tastes great.
I often see candied nuts, or spiced nuts for sale around the holiday season and I KNOW there’s just tons of sugar and unhealthy oils sprayed all over them. And I never feel great about eating them. They’re usually WAY too sweet and a sugar headache comes quickly.

Now that I have this awesome recipe to make my own at home, it’s a game changer. It’s cheaper than buying a bag of cinnamon spiced nuts from a vendor, and it’s healthier too.

Tools used to make these cinnamon spiced Almonds

You don’t need much to make these nuts. Unless you’re making these to give away as a holiday gift. Then you’ll need something to put them in.

Bowl (or mason jar) to mix everything together.
Paper packaging bag with see-through window
Adorable plastic dotted treat bags
Food box lined with parchment paper.

How to make this recipe

These roasted cinnamon and sugar almonds are very simple to make. See below for pictures of each step.

Step 1: Melt the coconut oil

Heat the coconut oil until it’s melted. This can be done in seconds in the microwave.

melted coconut oil in mason jar — I know you can’t see it, but this is the melted coconut oil.

Step 2: Mix the seasonings

Add the cinnamon and sugar (or monkfruit) to the coconut oil. Monkfruit sweetener is a more natural, low glycemic index sugar substitute. We get this kind and it works great in this recipe!

Add cinnamon and sugar (or monkfruit sweetener)

Step 3: Coat the almonds with the cinnamon and sugar mixture

Toss the almonds in the mixture until it’s spread around. If the seasoning clumps at the bottom, grab a spoon and stir it around.

Shake or stir the almonds in the cinnamon sugar mixture.

Make ahead & storage

These keep really well when you make them ahead. Make a big batch for your holiday party or just as a special snack for you. Be careful though, don’t leave them out or you might eat all of them without even realizing it.

Homemade food gift ideas

These nuts would make an awesome homemade food gift. Make a big batch (super fast), package them into little bags and you’ve got Christmas gifts covered.