Sweet and spicy almonds.

Almonds are a great on-the-go snack that contain tons of healthy fats and a good amount of fibre and protein.

Nuts have also been linked to decreased abdominal fat storage.

Now you can enjoy them with a kick of metabolism-boosting spice and a satisfying sweet taste all at once!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups unblanched almonds
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Spread almonds on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, salt, cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
4. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook honey and water with olive oil, stirring until combined, about 1 minute.
5. Add almonds to the honey mixture; toss to thoroughly coat each almond.
6. Transfer nuts to the sugar mixture; toss to coat almonds thoroughly. Cool in a single layer.

Serves: 12

Nutrition content per serving:

• 195 calories
• 11g carbohydrate
• 3.5g fibre
• 6g protein
• 15g total fat
• 1g saturated fat
• 291mg sodium