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These German Candied Almonds Are Sweet and Delicious!
Searching for the perfect addition to your holiday snacking game? German candied almonds – or Gebrannte Mandeln in German – are for you!
Made from fresh almonds, sugars, and fragrant spices like cinnamon, our German candied almond recipe is so easy to follow.
These candied almonds are actually a pretty versatile recipe to make. Sure, candied candied almonds are great around the holidays (with cinnamon and vanilla filling your kitchen).
But they also make a great sugary, snack-size treat for movie night during the rest of the year.
You might find candied almonds called German roasted almonds. To be fair, these almonds aren’t roasted at all – it’s the candied sugar coating that gives them their coloring.
Gebrannte Mandeln literally translates to “burnt almonds” but it’s just a way of saying that they are coated in sugar.
Looking for more holiday treats? Try our cinnamon stars, rum balls, mulled wine (we also have a mulled white wine), and vanilla crescent cookies!
Sugared almonds are a classic German Christmas market recipe. We’ve had them in Germany countless times where they scoop them into a paper cone and off you go snacking as you wander through!
If you want to make candied almonds, you can follow the recipe card below and have a look at the process photos. This way, you have an idea of what the various steps might look like!
Add water, sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon into a large – still cold – pan on the stove. Turn on the stove to medium heat and stir the ingredients consistently.
Your mixture will get brown and look similar to the photo above. Once the sugar mixture is bubbling you can add the almonds.
Turn down the heat slightly and keep the mixture simmering until the water evaporates. This will take around 6-8 minutes. Stir the almonds regularly.
As you can see in the photo above, the sugar mixture will begin to thicken as the water evaporates. Keep stirring!
Eventually, all the water will have evaporated. Once the almonds begin to really stick together and stack on top of one another you are pretty much done.
Remove the almonds from the pan and spread them out on parchment paper. Some of the almonds might stick together slightly. You can gently separate them with a fork. Let the almonds rest until they have cooled sufficiently.
In our opinion, German candied almonds taste best when they are fresh. However, you can store them in a container with a lid for around 4-5 days if you made too many. Just know that they might not be as crispy as the first day.
Enjoy our German candied almond recipe and bring some Christmas market atmosphere into your home!
German Candied Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln)
Sweet and cinnamony, these German candied almonds are the perfect treat. With fresh almonds coated in a perfect blend of sugar and spices, these almonds are a great addition to a holiday snack table… or just great to eat on your own!
Add water, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon to a large pan. Stir everything together with a wooden spoon and heat up the ingredients on your stovetop on medium heat. Keep stirring consistently.
When the mixture is boiling (and bubbling), add the almonds. Turn the heat down slightly and keep the mixture simmering until the water evaporates and the sugar gets brown (around 6-8 minutes). Keep stirring the almonds around.
Once all the water has evaporated and the almonds are coated in the sugar mixture, remove the almonds from the pan and place them on some parchment paper to let them cool. Separate almonds that got stuck together with a fork before you let them cool.
Notes
Keep an eye on your stovetop temperature – if it’s too hot, the sugar might not only brown but start to burn in the pan.
This nutritional information has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator. It should only be seen as a rough calculation and not a replacement for professional dietary advice.
They originated in an Italian town called Sulmona. Sugar coated almonds are used as wedding favours for very specific reasons. Almonds come with a bittersweet taste, which is thought to signify life's up and downs. The sugar coating highlights the wish that the couple's married life will be sweeter rather than bitter.
European Almonds are earthy with a slightly bitter edge to their flavor profile. These almonds are ideal for snacking, cooking, baking, topping foods, and more.
Almond is native to Iran and its surrounding regions, including the Levant area. It was spread by humans in ancient times along the shores of the Mediterranean into northern Africa and southern Europe, and more recently transported to other parts of the world, notably California, United States.
Cinnamon glazed roasted almonds, cashews, pecans, and lightly salted cashews make a true Nutty Bavarian treat! There is nothing like the sweet smell of old-world German Bavarian glazed roasted nuts—the light touch of vanilla combined with cinnamon creates an aroma that's irresistible!
If you want to be faithful to wedding traditions, the sugared almond wedding favours for each of the guests must contain five almonds representing each of the couple's wishes: love, health, happiness, fertility, and long life together.
"Italians traditionally package these candied almonds in bunches of five to represent wishes of health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and longevity," she says. For some, the five almonds also symbolize a number that can't be divided into two, just like the bond formed by a newly married couple.
It's not just the number of sugared almonds at celebrations that matter, as the colours also represent meaning. White for weddings, silver for twenty-fifth anniversaries, gold for fiftieth anniversaries, sky-blue or pink for christenings, red for graduations, green for engagements.
It was introduced to Greece in the 5th century BCE, from where it spread to other European countries after the 3rd century CE. The fruit of the almond tree was seen as a luxury foodstuff and often presented as a gift.
Sugared almonds are offered in specific amounts, which has a specific meaning. For example, a lot of three almonds signifies the bride, groom and their future child. More common, perhaps, is the tradition of offering five almonds, each one with its own meaning: fertility, longevity, happiness, health and wealth.
The origin dates back to 1636, when Clement Lassagne, chef to César Gabriel de Choiseul, the French Duke of Praslin, decided to combine almonds and caramel. Lassagne named this creation after his master, Praslin, which then became widely known as praline.
Almond is native to Iran and its surrounding regions, including the Levant area. It was spread by humans in ancient times along the shores of the Mediterranean into northern Africa and southern Europe, and more recently transported to other parts of the world, notably California, United States.
Sugar Almonds have been linked to Greek and Italian weddings as far back as 1350! Traditionally five sugar coated almonds represent - health, wealth, happiness, good luck and fertility. To remind us that life is both bitter and sweet. Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!
Noghl (Iranian Persian) or Nuql (Afghan Persian) (Persian: نقل), also Mlabbas (Syrian Arabic) (Arabic: ملبس), are sugar-coated almonds, a traditional Syrian, Iranian and Afghan confection. It is made by boiling sugar with water and rose water and then coating roasted almonds in the mixture.
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