German Candied Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln) - Recipes From Europe (2024)

These German Candied Almonds Are Sweet and Delicious!

Searching for the perfect addition to your holiday snacking game? German candied almonds – or Gebrannte Mandeln in German – are for you!

Made from fresh almonds, sugars, and fragrant spices like cinnamon, our German candied almond recipe is so easy to follow.

These candied almonds are actually a pretty versatile recipe to make. Sure, candied candied almonds are great around the holidays (with cinnamon and vanilla filling your kitchen).

But they also make a great sugary, snack-size treat for movie night during the rest of the year.

You might find candied almonds called German roasted almonds. To be fair, these almonds aren’t roasted at all – it’s the candied sugar coating that gives them their coloring.

Gebrannte Mandeln literally translates to “burnt almonds” but it’s just a way of saying that they are coated in sugar.

Looking for more holiday treats? Try our cinnamon stars, rum balls, mulled wine (we also have a mulled white wine), and vanilla crescent cookies!

Sugared almonds are a classic German Christmas market recipe. We’ve had them in Germany countless times where they scoop them into a paper cone and off you go snacking as you wander through!

How to Make German Candied Almonds (Step-by-Step)

If you want to make candied almonds, you can follow the recipe card below and have a look at the process photos. This way, you have an idea of what the various steps might look like!

Add water, sugar, vanilla extract and cinnamon into a large – still cold – pan on the stove. Turn on the stove to medium heat and stir the ingredients consistently.

Your mixture will get brown and look similar to the photo above. Once the sugar mixture is bubbling you can add the almonds.

Turn down the heat slightly and keep the mixture simmering until the water evaporates. This will take around 6-8 minutes. Stir the almonds regularly.

As you can see in the photo above, the sugar mixture will begin to thicken as the water evaporates. Keep stirring!

Eventually, all the water will have evaporated. Once the almonds begin to really stick together and stack on top of one another you are pretty much done.

Remove the almonds from the pan and spread them out on parchment paper. Some of the almonds might stick together slightly. You can gently separate them with a fork. Let the almonds rest until they have cooled sufficiently.

In our opinion, German candied almonds taste best when they are fresh. However, you can store them in a container with a lid for around 4-5 days if you made too many. Just know that they might not be as crispy as the first day.

Enjoy our German candied almond recipe and bring some Christmas market atmosphere into your home!