- Hi, I'm Becky Striepe from Glue & Glitter,
and today we're gonna roast some almonds
in the air fryer.
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These air fire roasted almonds are oil free,
they're garlicky, and they are super delicious.
I originally created this recipe to use in place of croutons
on top of a vegan Caesar salad,
but they also really work well as a snack by the handful,
or on top of other salads,
or even thrown in to like a sandwich or a wrap
for a little bit of extra crunch.
In the video, you'll see that I'm seasoning these almonds
with garlic powder and paprika
and white pepper and soy sauce,
but feel free to use whatever flavor combination you like.
You could even do these just completely plain,
maybe with a little spritz of oil
so that they don't dry out.
The technique is the same, whether you're air frying
your almonds with garlic and other seasonings like I am,
or if you're doing them plain.
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The key to getting these done quickly and evenly
is to not overstuff that air fryer.
This recipe calls for two cups of raw almonds,
and I would not change that amount.
The more almonds that you put in the air fryer,
the more they're going to overlap
and the less efficiently your air is going to circulate.
And if you overfill your air fryer in a recipe like this,
you'll probably end up with some undercooked
and some overcooked or even burnt almonds,
and I don't want that for you.
You also might be wondering
whether you can use a roasted almonds to make this recipe,
and I do not recommend it.
You're actually roasting the almonds
during the cooking process,
so you do need raw almonds for this recipe.
I've also had people ask me
if you can use this same technique
with other nuts or seeds in the air fryer,
and you definitely can.
The only thing that's going to change is the cooking time.
So something smaller, like a sunflower seed,
or, I don't know, a smaller nut than an almond
that I can't come up with off the top of my head right now,
is gonna cook for less time,
and then if you have something bigger,
it might cook for a little bit longer.
So I would say, just check in every two minutes for doneness
and remember, your nuts and seeds are not done roasting
when they are completely hardened
because they actually keep cooking as they're cooling.
So you want them to be not as soft as when you started,
but not like completely hard when you're done.
So with those frequently asked questions outta the way,
let's get cooking!
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You're going to start by creating a paste
of the soy sauce and the seasonings.
Because you're not using oil,
you want a thicker paste like this,
because that is going to have a much easier time
sticking to all of the nuts.
Add a tablespoon of soy sauce to a large bowl,
and then add a tablespoon of garlic powder,
a teaspoon of paprika.
You could use smoked paprika too,
that would be really good in this recipe.
And then also add a quarter teaspoon of white pepper.
And then, stir those ingredients really well.
I like to use a fork to kinda whisk them
until you have a nice, thick paste.
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Once you've achieved nice, thick paste status,
dump in those almonds, and then fold them into the seasoning
so that everything gets nice and really well coated
in all the flavors.
Transfer your coated almonds to an air fryer basket,
and then give the basket a shake
because you want the almonds to be spread out
into as even a single layer as you can.
A little bit of overlap is okay,
but as little as possible is kinda what you're going for.
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Every two minutes, you want to pull out the air fryer basket
and give it a good shake,
and also check them for doneness,
starting at the six minute mark.
Once the almonds have hardened up,
but not totally hardened up,
you're ready to take them out
and set them aside to cool for a few minutes.
The cooling time is crucial.
You'll notice that they harden more as they cool
because they're actually still cooking
just with the residual heat.
And then once they're totally cool,
you can either serve them,
or you can put them
into an airtight container with a lid and store them.
They'll keep inside that container
for two to three days in the pantry.
Just make sure that before you close the lid,
the almonds are cooled completely,
because what you don't want is any kind of condensation
forming inside of the storage container.
I hope that this video has answered all of your questions
about how to roast almonds in your air fryer.
If you have any questions that the video didn't address,
feel free to drop them in the comments,
I'm always happy to help.
And don't forget to rate and subscribe, happy cooking!
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