Ginger-Glazed Almonds With Dried Fruit - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 1/2 tablespoons peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt sea salt
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup whole blanched almonds or 1 cup natural california almonds
cooking spray
1 1 cup dried pears or 1 cup other dried fruit

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Melt butter in a large skillet on medium heat.
Stir in sugar, water, fresh ginger, salt, and ground ginger.
Cook until sugar dissolves.
Stir in almonds and remove from heat.
Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.
Spread almonds onto foil, and bake 25 to 35 minutes, stirring once, until almonds are golden (cut one open to test).
Transfer almonds on foil to a rack and cool completely.
Loosen with a spatula and combine with dried fruit.
Store mixture airtight for up to 3 days.