Chipotle Roasted Almonds - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ground chipotle chile pepper
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 1/2 cups whole almonds
1 tablespoon almond oil (or veg. oil)

Preparation

Preparation:.
Stir together ground chipotle , sugar and salt in a small bowl, and set aside. Heat almonds and almond oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat, stirring and shaking the pan occasionally, until the almond skins are popping and almonds are fragrant. Turn down heat to medium-low and stir in chipotle mixture; heat and shake skillet for about 30 seconds, to release chipotle's oils. Move to a bowl and let cool just slightly before serving warm.