Almond Honey Clusters

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• corn oil, for greasing pan
• 2 3/4 cups whole natural almonds, roasted, divided (see below for instructions on how to roast)
• 1/2 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250°f
• 2 place 1 1/2 cup of the almonds in the blender or food processor and process until ground.
• 3 line a baking sheet with greased foil. stir together ground almonds, whole almonds and honey in a medium bowl, mixing well. line the work surface with wax paper. with clean, wet hands, form the almond/honey mixture into a sticky ball; divide in half. keep dividing each ball in half until there are 32 small clusters. lay each cluster on the prepared baking sheet and bake 30 minutes.
• 4 let cool completely before removing from foil. cookies will still be soft and chewy.
• 5 serve, or store airtight for up to 3 days.
• 6 to roast whole almonds:.
• 7 spread in an ungreased baking pan. place in 350ºf oven and bake 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and fragrant. stir once or twice to assure even browning. almonds will continue to roast slightly after removing from oven.