A yellow bowl filled with food sitting on top of a table
November 13, 2023
A yellow bowl filled with food sitting on top of a table

Brain Healthy Ingredients: Cinnamon, Nuts

Serves: 16

Almonds are high in vitamin E, which may stave off Alzheimer’s and dementia. Just a half cup of almonds provides nearly 100% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin E.

Just in time for Christmas, put these candied almonds in a cone shaped cellophane bag with a ribbon on top. Friends and neighbors always love them!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb almonds
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsps cinnamon

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.
  • Whisk the egg white and the vanilla until fluffy.
  • Stir almonds into the egg white mixture.
  • In separate bowl, combine the sugars, salt, and cinnamon.
  • Pour the almonds into the sugar mixture and mix to coat the almonds with the sugar.
  • Pour almonds onto a cookie sheet and spread into a thin layer. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • Let cool and eat.