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Small bowls filled with Carolina Reaper Spicy roasted almonds garnished with sea salt flakes and a container of sea salt flakes and bottle of Carolina Reaper powder in the background.

Carolina Reaper Spicy Roasted Almonds Recipe

Grace Stewart
Experience the burn with this Carolina Reaper Spicy Roasted Almonds Recipe! Great for snacking and perfect for us chili heads!
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling down time 10 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 3 people
Calories 279 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven for roasting almonds
  • roasting tin or rimmed baking sheet for roasting the almonds
  • microwave or small saucepan for melting butter
  • mixing bowl for combining seasonings, butter, and almonds

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup almonds raw whole almonds, which we will roast
  • 1 tablespoon butter you could sub olive oil if you prefer
  • ¼ ts salt
  • ¼ ts Carolina Reaper Powder can adjust the amount to suit your tolerance for heat
  • sea salt flakes add to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350F. Place your raw almonds in a roasting tin or on a rimmed baking sheet, in a single layer taking care not to crowd them too much. Roast at 350F for around 13-15 minutes (tossing halfway through) until they have turned a lovely shade of golden brown.
    Roasted almonds in a roasting tin.
  • When you have about 5 minutes left of roasting time, prepare your seasoning. Melt the butter in a mixing bowl (or saucepan and then transfer to your mixing bowl). Add the Carolina Reaper powder and the salt to the melted butter, and then stir to combine.
    A glass bowl containing melted butter, salt, and Carolina Reaper powder.
  • Add the roasted almonds to the melted butter and seasonings, and stir to combine. At this point, I recommend you taste the almonds (after allowing them to cool a bit) to see whether you want to add more Carolina Reaper powder.  If so, add a little at a time, stirring to mix everything until well combined, until you reach the heat level you are after.
    A glass bowl containing Carolina Reaper spicy roasted almonds and a yellow spoon.
  • Allow about 10 minutes for the almonds to cool down, and then add sea salt flakes to taste. Now it's time to enjoy your spicy almonds!
    Small bowls filled with roasted almonds garnished with sea salt flakes.

Notes

Please note that the Nutrition Information does not include info for the Carolina Reaper powder or the sea salt flakes you may add to taste.  Please accept apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
I have a high tolerance for chili, so the ¼ ts of Reaper Powder that I recommend using gives me a nice heat that's not overpowering.  If you have a high tolerance as well, feel free to add more Reaper Powder if you really want a blow your head off type of heat!  Alternatively if you are chili sensitive, you can adjust the amount of Reaper powder down. 
The Reaper powder can be unpleasant if you happen to inhale it, so take care not to inhale it and definitely don't touch your eyes after handling! ☺️
I have also roasted the almonds after tossing them with melted butter and spices.  This also works well, but if you are sensitive to strong odors the smell of the Carolina Reaper when roasting may affect you.
Above all, enjoy!!

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 10gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 356mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 9IUCalcium: 134mgIron: 2mg
Keyword almonds, spicy almonds, spicy food
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