Almond crunchies – Nutty, crispy teatime snacks

Teatime is just not the same without a sweet bite to nibble on with a cup of tea or coffee. These almond crunchies are the perfect teatime snack that will make you reach for the cookie plate more than once.

Baked to a golden-brown perfection in the oven, almond crunchies are very similar to oat crunchies we love and know, but this recipe includes a generous amount of almonds resulting in another dimension of crispiness with each bite.

This recipe is quick and easy and you can have your almond crunchies spreading their delicious flavour when cooling down within 45 minutes after starting your baking expedition.  

Almond crunchies are a very popular snack among young and old, so be prepared for these tasty nibbles to vanish faster than you could have baked them.

Almond crunchies recipe

5 from 3 votes

Recipe by Lindsay Samuels Course: SnacksCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

25

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• 150 g 150 butter

• ½ cup ½ brown sugar

• ½ cup ½ golden syrup

• 1 teaspoon 1 caramel essence

• 1 teaspoon 1 bicarbonate of soda

• 1½ cups 1½ all purpose flour

• 1 cup 1 rolled oats

• 1 cup 1 desiccated coconut

• ½ cup ½ ground almonds

• 1 teaspoon 1 cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon ½ ground ginger

• 30 g 30 roasted almonds, chopped

Method

• Preheat the oven to 160°C.
• In a saucepan, add the butter, brown sugar, golden syrup and caramel essence and stir on a medium-low heat until melted. Turn off the heat and add the bicarbonate of soda. Stir until mixture begins to foam up and set aside to cool. 
• In a large bowl, add the flour, oats, coconut, ground almond, cinnamon, ginger and chopped almonds and mix together.
• Add the butter mixture with the dry ingredients and stir until combined and a crumbly batter is formed (if the batter is too dry, add a small amount of milk).
• Press the batter into a greased and paper lined baking tray, measuring 25 x 35 cm.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and cut into squares while still warm. Once cooled, remove from the baking tray and enjoy!

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