Chile-Lime Spiced Almonds

Whenever I went to visit my Italian grandparents as a child, their house would me devoid of sugary treats or processed, packaged ‘snack’ foods, and instead we would be given almonds or raw peanuts to snack on.

Thus grew a love of almonds which has continued on into my adult life. These days, asides from having a stash of natural almonds on hand, I also love playing around with different flavoured roasted nuts – and this would have to be my favorite.

These almonds are the perfect blend of spice and zest to make a moreish little snack that makes a tasty alternative to natural almonds.

Step-by-step

1. Preheat oven to 170 °C/ 340 °F (conventional), or 150 °C/ 300 °F (fan assisted).

   

2. Mix ingredients together while oven preheats, allowing the almonds to soak up a bit of their marinade while the oven preheats (approx. 10 minutes).

   

3. Arrange the almonds in a single layer, and bake for about 15, stirring every 5 minutes or so.

   

4. Allow to cool on the tray, and then store in an air-tight jar for up to a month.

   

Recipe

Chile-Lime Spiced Almonds

★★★★☆4.3 (113 ratings)

Deliciously crunchy almonds roasted with chili, lime, smoked paprika, garlic and onion. Quick and easy keto ...

Hands on

15m

Overall

35m

Servings

8

3.7 g

Net carbs

7.7 g

Protein

21.3 g

Fat

241

kcal

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Ingredients makes 2 cups/ 8 servings

• 2 cups almonds (286 g/ 10 oz)
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
• 1 tsp chile powder
• ¹/₂ tsp smoked paprika
• ¹/₄ tsp garlic powder
• ¹/₂ tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, about ¹/₂ lime (30 ml)
• 2 tsp fresh lime zest

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 170 °C/ 340 °F (conventional), or 150 °C/ 300 °F (fan assisted).

2. Mix ingredients together while oven preheats, allowing the almonds to soak up a bit of their marinade while the oven preheats (approx. 10 minutes).

3. Arrange the almonds in a single layer, and bake for about 15, stirring every 5 minutes or so.

4. Allow to cool on the tray, and then store in an air-tight jar for up to a month.

Nutrition per serving, ¼ cup

Carbs 6%Protein 13%Fat 81% of calories

Net carbs

3.7 g

Total carbs

8.5 g

Fiber

4.7 g

Sugars

1.7 g

Protein

7.7 g

Fat

21.3 g

Saturated fat

1.8 g

Calories

241 kcal

Sodium

301 mg · 13.1% RDA

Magnesium

98 mg · 24.5% RDA

Potassium

279 mg · 13.9% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1/4 cup	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Almonds, nuts (whole, unblanched)	3.2 g	7.6 g	17.8 g	207
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	3.4 g	30
Chile (chili) powder, spices (ancho, chipotle, Mexican chile powder)	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Paprika, smoked (spices)	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Garlic powder, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Onion powder, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Lime juice, fresh	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	1
Lime zest (peel), fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	1
Total	3.7 g	7.7 g	21.3 g	241

Serving size 1/4 cup

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian
• Vegan