Crack Almonds

Name: Crack Almonds
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Yield: about 1 cup (160g)
Ingredients: 1 cup (140 g) almonds, roughly chopped; 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Level: Easy

Total: 45 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: about 1 cup (160g)

You don't really know how much you'll miss something until it's gone. My trips to the farmers' market, shopping at Whole Foods, and having a fully stocked pantry: That's what I miss. When it came to shopping, Larry was hopeless when we first started dating. I think his mother shopped for him until we moved in together. I taught him the basics, but he's always had a good eye for snacks. He found these "crack almonds," as we came to call them. God, they're dangerous to have around. Before you know it, you've eaten a whole bag of them and you're filled with deliciousness and regret. They're covered in brown sugar, so they leave a little granule trail wherever you go. I'd make Larry hide them from me, but he's so bad at hiding things I would always find them. He'd know because I'd be caught red-handed with brown sugar all over my face. A criminal in my own home. - Piper Chapman

Level: Easy

Total: 45 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: about 1 cup (160g)

Ingredients

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1 cup (140 g) almonds, roughly chopped

3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast, stirring often, for 3 to 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Sprinkle the brown sugar and salt over the almonds and cook, stirring almost continuously with a wooden spoon, until the brown sugar is completely melted and darkened in color, watching the skillet carefully so the almonds don't burn, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread the almonds in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and let cool completely, then break up any clumps with your hands and get to work on eating your fill.