This is a specialty that I make during the holidays.
Here we go lots of pics
Raw Almonds roasted @ 350 for 10 min
Ingredients:
3 cups almonds
1 cup sugar
1.5 tablespoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt, nutmeg and yes chipotle(optional cayanne would work too)
1/3 cup water
Combine all minus almonds in pan and turn on heat to med-high stir and mix together, then add almonds
Note the change in pan, I highly recommend a high walled pan, not a pot.
Stir, stir stir it will take about 5 minutes to reduce sugar water to syrup to very thick syrup.
1 min
3 min
5 min
At some point about 5 min in the water will have reduced out and the syrup will start to harden and crystalize, you will see it on the spoon, at this point turn off the heat and continue stirring for about 10 to 20 sec
Dump on wax paper wait about 30 sec and separate.