Tiramisu Roasted Almonds

Have a boost of caffeine and the taste of dessert with these tiramisu flavoured roasted almonds! Quick, easy and deceptively nutritious, they are the perfect snack or sweet treat to have on hand! Naturally gluten free, paleo, sugar free and vegan! 

Oh, New York. 

Just call yourself an over populated oven instead of a city.

To say the last few days have been humid and hot would be an understatement. The apartment I’m sharing with two other guys lacks air conditioning so we’ve got fans situated throughout the place. It’s gotten to the stage that it’s become so hot, the fans are useless- They are merely cycling the hot air over and over again! This results in sleepless nights which in turn leads to one thing- Coffee.

Iced Coffee.

As mentioned yesterday, this week will be dedicated to all things coffee and tiramisu related and today’s recipe is no different. I’ve also got 3 friends and 1 goat Niki to answer 3 questions relating to….

You guessed it. Coffee.

We’ll let the goat Niki take the stage now. 

1. What you think of coffee, you think of…….?

Coffee is gross. I prefer hot chocolate or if it’s hot outside, hot chocolate but like, cold. 

So you mean Iced chocolate? 

Well, hot chocolate but with ice. 

2. What is your favourite caffeinated beverage?

{Editor’s note- see above}

I’ll tell you about my weekend instead. I worked on Saturday and then Saturday night I stayed home with mum. Mum wanted to watch the Middle but I didn’t want to. We watched a Horror Movie instead (it was Japanese) but mum closed her eyes the whole time then told me off to making her watch it.

Why didn’t mum just watch something else?

I told her to watch it with me so I wouldn’t get scared.

…We don’t need to add the necessary meme here so let’s look at the almonds instead.

3. Where is your favourite place to get coffee?

Let’s change the question to favourite place to get cake. I actually like the Mars Bar cake- You know, the ones they have at Gloria Jeans (a chain coffee shop). Linda (her friend) and I sussed out all the Gloria Jeans coffee shops near us and the one in (LOCATION OMITTED FOR SAFETY OF STAFF) is the best. 

Why is it the best? 

They have this new employee who cuts the slices too big that all the other stores. She might get fired soon though. 

Okay, so maybe getting my sister to be the first person to answer the coffee inspired questions was a silly idea. Okay, it was a really dumb idea. Let’s just gloss over all of that and focus on something useful, like the recipe!

It wasn’t until I came to America that I was introduced to the myriad of flavoured almonds. In Australia, you were pretty much limited to unsalted, salted and oven roasted. Actually, if you were lucky, you could also get oven roasted AND salted. Every grocery store I go to is filled with various flavours- Cinnamon, cocoa roasted and my two favourites- Sriracha and Cocoa roasted. When I declared doing a week of tiramisu or coffee inspired recipes, of course the almonds had to get the coffee treatment- Tiramisu style!

These Tiramisu roasted almonds are impressive, delicious and so darn simple to whip up. When it comes to almonds, as much as I love raw ones, roasting them lightly in the oven takes it to another level. Not only are these tiramisu roasted almonds delicious tasting, they are also naturally gluten free, vegan and paleo. I also tried it using two different sweeteners so you have some extra options. In terms of the ‘baking’ process, I first tried making them with the ‘tiramisu’ coating prior to the roasting but the results were less than stellar. The almonds came out too gritty and the espresso was over powering. I found the best method was to give it the ‘tiramisu’ treatment AFTER roasting the almonds. 

For those who can’t be bothered roasting your almonds prior, feel free to start with pre-roasted almonds and just give them the ‘tiramisu’ treatment.

Make these Tiramisu Roasted Almonds and let’s find a way to change Niki’s terrible taste in beverages. Maybe if we make her an iced coffee she’d change her mind.

Sorry, I mean, hot coffee with ice. 

Tiramisu Roasted Almonds

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Have a boost of caffeine and the taste of dessert with these tiramisu flavoured roasted almonds! Quick, easy and deceptively nutritious, they are the perfect snack or sweet treat to have on hand! Naturally gluten free, paleo, sugar free and vegan!

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Ingredients  

• ▢ 2 cups raw unsalted almonds
• ▢ 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
• ▢ 2 tablespoon dutch processed cocoa powder
• ▢ 1/4 cup granulated sweetener of choice I tried coconut palm sugar and a stevia baking blend
• ▢ pinch sea salt
• ▢ Oil spray optional but recommended

Instructions 

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Spread out your almonds on a large baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, combine the dark cocoa powder, dutch processed cocoa powder, sweetener of choice and sea salt and mix well.
• Lightly spray the almonds and pour it into the cocoa mixture. Mix very well, until almonds are fully coated. Remove and store in an airtight container and enjoy!

Notes

You will probably end up with more of the 'tiramisu' dry mixture.
If you don't pre spray the almonds, you'll find them the cocoa to be more messy when consuming (they stick but they are more crumbly).

Author: Arman

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