Sweet spicy almonds

Tasty snacking nuts! Great to have with drinks or as a low carb snack that’ll keep you feeling fuller for a longer as almonds are high in protein and fibre. Plus you get all these additional nutritional benefits:

• Vital antioxidants and Vitamin E are concentrated in almond skin (try to avoid blanched) - these protect your cells from oxidative damage which contributes to aging and disease.

• Magnesium rich, which helps to convert food into energy, lowers blood pressure, assists in the contraction and relaxation of muscles and regulates neurotransmitters.

• Almonds also help to lower the levels of LDL lipoproteins in your blood, or ‘bad’ cholesterol, which is a well-known risk factor for heart disease.

Ingredients

• 200g whole almonds

• 2 tsp olive or rapeseed oil

• 2 tsp honey or maple syrup

• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

• A good pinch of salt

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180ºc.

• Put the almonds on a foil lined baking tray.

• Drizzle / sprinkle over all the ingredients evenly and mix to coat well.

• Put in the oven for 6-7 minutes and then allow to cool, so they go crunchy.