These delicious whole raw almonds are crunchy and creamy.
Almond nuts whole and raw can be eaten just as they are raw, coated in honey or caramel for a sweet flavour, coated in spices for a savoury taste, or roasted and salted.
They contain protein, and make an ideal snack.
Almonds can be added to breakfast cereals, muesli, desserts and ice cream. Almonds can be made into a nut butter for spreading.
Almonds can be made into a milk alternative. Almonds used has an ingredient, are very versatile in pastries, cookies, biscuits, cakes, muffins, strudel, frangipane, Bakewell Tart, scones and other baking favourites.
Great in baking small, tray (to cut up) or large cakes, scones, strudel, biscuits, flapjacks to give them a crunch and a beautiful nut texture.
Used as a topping to help enhance the decoration of large fruit cakes, plain cakes. Also smaller cakes like muffins, cupcakes, pastry slices, fruit plaits, cookies and crackers.
Added to any breakfast cereal, granola, salad, yogurt or dessert that needs that great Sweet Almond flavour.
The uses are in your own scope of imagination.
Almonds are also suitable for Vegetarians, Vegans and Coeliacs.
The Almond tree is a deciduous tree growing up to 10 metres high.
They are cultivated in countries with Mediterranean climates, warm and dry in summer with mild wet winters.
California is the largest and probably the biggest producer with 3.2 million tons giving them 59% of the worlds market.
Almonds become an economic crop 3 years after their planting with their greatest yield after 5 to 6 years.
The edible seed (Drupe) of this tree is also known as an Almond.
