Candied Almonds (Brända mandlar)

Brända mandlar (literally "burnt almonds") is a recipe for Swedish candied almonds.

Medium
🥗 Vegetarian
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

100 g blanched almonds

2

100 g icing sugar

3

125 ml water

4

1 drop red food colouring (optional)

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Put the almonds in the oven at 180 °C for a few minutes to toast them.

2

Pour the water into a heavy-bottomed saucepan, then sprinkle in the sugar. Place over a low heat, and stir until the mixture thickens.

3

Add the colouring. Stir in the almonds so that they get a nice coating.

4

Spread out the almonds on some baking paper, separate the almonds using a fork, and let them cool a bit.