Nonna's Croccantini

Ingredients

3 egg whites

250g icing sugar

400g roasted almonds (before roasting cut in 1/3 lengthise)

1teaspoon vanilla 

Pinch of salt

Method

• Cut almonds into long quarters and roast. Then set aside to cool
• Crack 3 egg whites
• Add pinch of salt
• Beat with electric mixer until it looks like snow
• Put 1tbsp vanilla sugar in 250g icing sugar
• Add to egg whites and mix with spoon
• Add egg white mixture to cooled down almonds
• Mix from the bottom to the top
• Spoon onto baking tray
• Bake in oven for 30-40mins at 150C

1 egg white

83g icing sugar

133g roasted almonds cut in 1/3 lengthwise 

1teaspoon vanilla 

Pinch of salt

2 egg whites

166g icing sugar

266g roasted almonds cut in 1/3 lengthwise 

1teaspoon vanilla 

Pinch of salt