Smoked Almonds

[wntrlnd]

what a great recipe!  i knew from the minute i saw this recipe i was going to have to try it

wow!  am i glad i did!  those nuts are screamin'!

just insanely delicious!

i made two versions of the recipe, one with butter and one with bacon drippings. 

when they've cooled off i'm going to do a taste comparison and i'll post a Q view

thanks again, scarbelly!   

 

[scarbelly]

Glad you liked it - I am interested in your thoughts on the bacon vs butter

I would think there would not be too much difference in the taste due to the amount of heat in the rest of the ingredients 

 

[wntrlnd]

You are correct, Sir!

I wanted to test both batches thoroughly before I responded..

There isn't any bacon flavor that I could detect in the bacon batch.   I was sort of hoping there would be.

The most dominate flavor is  smokey-salty-worcestershirey

The bacon batch was shinier and may have held the marinade better, but there wasn't much of a discernable taste difference.

I'm making this recipe again today!  I'm making a bigger batch this time so I can share with friends.

Regardless of its source, thanks again for posting the recipe, Scarbelly!

 

[flames95]

Mix up some minced pig candy with those nuts, now you'll get that bacon flavor you were trying for...

 

[wntrlnd]

Mix up some minced pig candy with those nuts, now you'll get that bacon flavor you were trying for...

excellent idea!

now why didn't i think of that?

thanks, flames95!    that really sounds great!

 

[scarbelly]

excellent idea!

now why didn't i think of that?

thanks, flames95!    that really sounds great!

You could also add some maple flavored bacon bits in a pinch
 

 

[meateater]

I'm never gonna get my smoke list done round here! Just to many goodies.

 

[scarbelly]

I'm never gonna get my smoke list done round here! Just to many goodies.

 This would be a good one to use the AMS on - I use it all the time for smoking nuts and cheese. Gives a much better smoke

 

[bluebombersfan]

We just finished smoking some almonds - killer recipe
2 TBS Butter
2 TBS + T Tsp Tabasco
1.5 Tsp Worstehire
.5 Tsp Dry Mustard
.75 Tsp Garlic Powder
.75 granulated salt
2 Cups Raw Almonds

Mix in bowl and let sit for 30 min - drain and add to aluminum pan with ridges to sit on rack - preheat oven to 225 with applewood chunks


Smoke stirring every 30 min for 90 min

Season with the items below to finish
Pinch of smoked hickory salt at the finish
Pinch of popcorn salt at the finish

WOW

Tried these the other day

 

[dtcunni]

Mr. Belly,

I just made some of these following your recipe and they kick a**!  Thanks!

Dan

 

[scarbelly]

Glad you like them

 

[toby bryant]

I had to try this, got a batch in the MES 30 right now! Will let you know how they turn out.

 

[toby bryant]

I had to try this, got a batch in the MES 30 right now! Will let you know how they turn out.

 

[toby bryant]

Scarbelly, thanks for a great recipe ...

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• toby bryant
• Feb 23, 2013

... these things are awesome!

 

[farmnbum]

I've used almost the same recipe with olive oil instead of butter for roasting filberts. They were not smoked, roasted in the oven, but still oohh so good. I missed out getting some raw filberts this year. Definitely going to get some next year and smoke them proper. I'm going to have to locate some raw almonds and do a batch up to tide us over until the filberts are ready. Come to think about it, I've never seen a 50 lb bag of almond yet.

 

[clamperceo]

i did a batch using Jeff's rub recipe. had trouble with nuts bunching up as i used a basket to smoke them in.  I just ordered QMats today so Im waiting. I used slighly roasted almonds for this batch.  When they came out of smoker they were kinda soggy. I bagged them in zip locks and put in fridge.  Next day they were crunchy! Passed them around at work, everyone seem to like them.  Ive got a couple of pounds of natural(raw) almonds for the next batch.  It helps when your wife works at a almond processing plant can get em cheap!

 

[thepackerbacker]

We just finished smoking some almonds - killer recipe
2 TBS Butter
2 TBS + T Tsp Tabasco
1.5 Tsp Worstehire
.5 Tsp Dry Mustard
.75 Tsp Garlic Powder
.75 granulated salt
2 Cups Raw Almonds

Mix in bowl and let sit for 30 min - drain and add to aluminum pan with ridges to sit on rack - preheat oven to 225 with applewood chunks


Smoke stirring every 30 min for 90 min

Season with the items below to finish
Pinch of smoked hickory salt at the finish
Pinch of popcorn salt at the finish

WOW

Wondering what "2 TBS + T Tsp Tabasco" means?

2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon?

 

[cyclonefan]

I did a 3 pound batch of these a couple of weeks ago. Amazing flavor and great results. I definitely will doing this recipe again. Thank you!

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• cyclonefan
• Sep 21, 2014

 

[catsass]

I now this thread is old, but it looks like a good one. Are you mixing the raw almonds with all the ingredients and then letting them dry and THEN smoke, or smoking/roasting first and then mixing in a bow with the ingredients?

 

[catsass]

Tried it tonight but it wasn't quite smoky enough after no minutes and by the time they came out the salt wouldn't really stick to them. I think next time I'll pic the salt in before smoking. Not bad though. :)