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I love candied almonds, so when I had to cut eggs out of my diet, I was a bit gutted to find out most candied almonds contain egg whites. Luckily, I discovered you can actually make these without eggs. Even better? When you make them without eggs, it actually becomes a much simpler and quicker recipe. I used 6 ingredients, but you could cut it down in theory if you didn't want the sugar or cinnamon coating.  What You Need 1.5 Cups Almonds (raw) 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup (we used Bushwick Kitchen Vegan Syrup ) 1 tsp Oil (your choice of kind) 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 3 Tbsp Sugar 1/4 tsp Salt Start by heating oven to 350. Spread almonds out on cookie sheet or baking pan. Roas to 10 minutes or 5 minutes on each side (lightly toss at 5 minutes). Once almonds have browned and smell toasted, remove from oven. Mix maple syrup, oil, vanilla, and cinnamon in sauce pan. Add almonds. Stir constantly over medium heat until all liquid is gone.  Next combine salt and sugar in a bo...

Breakfast time can be hectic even if you are working from home. We started making these egg muffin bakes ahead of time and freezing for an easy meal prep and a quick and healthy start to the day. While we used sausage, you could always add in bacon, ham, peppers, or any other veggies that you typically like in a breakfast scramble or omelet. Besides being quick, these egg muffins are a keto friendly, low carb option that will fit into almost any diet.  What You Need: Muffin Tin 12 Eggs Oil Add-ins  Veggies Spices Meat  Embed