Sugar Coated Almonds

My cousin, Pam, brought these to our reunion last weekend. Oh! are they delicious! It's one of those snacks you just can't stop eating!

Coat sides and bottom of a pot with butter. Combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Boil on low till sugar dissolves and comes to a boil. Once it boils, cover for 2 minutes. Then continue until a thermometer reaches the soft boil stage (236 degrees). While you are doing this, spread almonds on a baking sheet and put in 250 oven for 10 minutes to toast.

Butter a sheet pan or cookie sheet.

After the sugar mixture reaches the soft boil stage, remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Add almonds - 2 cups or more - stir to coat almonds. Then place on a buttered cookie sheet and bake at 250 for 30 minutes, stirring every ten minutes.

Once they are taken from the oven, let them sit for half hour or more before storing in a tight-lid container.

You can use any nut, but the almonds were perfect for this snack.

Enjoy!