A sweet and savory Chocolate Chili Almond Butter Toast combination that is perfect for breakfast, brinner, or an in-between snack!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Chocolate, chili, and almond butter all in one recipe post title? Things are getting pretty cray cray up in here, now aren’t they?
But before you think I am a total nut (pun intended), hear me out.
I cannot quite put my finger on when and where I first happened upon the chili pepper sauce and nut butter combo, but it is a thing. And it is kind of a big thing these days. I have seen it in countless magazines and on Instagram.
Naturally, since I love both sriracha sauce and nut butters, I have been quite intrigued with the idea ever since I first stumbled across it. I am not afraid to try crazy food combinations, so the idea did not scare me off. In fact, it instantly shot up to the top of my list of foods I needed to try.
Right around the time that sriracha sauce and nut butter became BFFs, Blue Diamond sent me a package of their Dark Chocolate Oven-Roasted Almonds. We all know that almond butter and chocolate pair well together, and cocoa has been known to make an appearance or two in chili soup recipes, so I decided that combining chocolate, chili pepper sauce, and almond butter could be a damn good thing. Sometimes I really like the way my brain thinks.
I could not just mix the three together in a bowl and eat it (though thinking about it still sounds delicious to me), so I went out and splurged on a nearly $11 loaf of grain-free coconut flour bread. Ridiculous? Not if it had tasted good. But guess what? I didn’t love it. Or even like it! Thank goodness for Whole Foods’ return policy and my stockpile of gluten-free bread in my freezer that I am working my way through. This toast had to happen one way or another.
Chocolate Chili Almond Butter Toast
Vegan + Gluten-Free Option
Serves 1
Ingredients
2 slices of your favorite bread (gluten-free or grain-free, if desired)
2 TB almond butter (crunchy and creamy both work)
1/4 cup Blue Diamond Dark Chocolate Oven-Roasted Almonds
1 to 2 TB Sriracha chili pepper sauce
Directions
1. Toast bread to desired crispness. I like my toast golden-brown and slightly crispy.
2. Spread both slices of toast with almond butter.
3. Top almond butter with dark chocolate almonds.
4. Drizzle Sriracha chili pepper sauce on top.
I ate my toast for breakfast alongside crispy fried eggs, but a slice of this Chocolate Chili Almond Butter Toast would also be perfect for brinner, or an afternoon or evening snack.
Does it sound a bit strange? Absolutely. I am not going to deny that. But good things do not normally come to those who do not take risks. And this toast combination, my friends, was a bit of a risk. Luckily for all of us, it was a risk that paid off. This Chocolate Chili Almond Butter Toast is nutty, savory, sweet, spicy, crispy, filling, and just downright delicious. If you take one risk today, it should be making this.
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What is the craziest toast combination you have ever come up with?
Have you tried the Sriracha and nut butter combo?
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wow, crazy but possibly quite genius idea! BTW, love those chocolate almonds, how they aren’t dipped which means they can keep the bag in my purse on a hot day!
Thanks, Jennifer, for not thinking I’m a total nut on this one! 😉 And yes.. those almonds are crazy good!
Isn’t Blue Diamond the best?! I love their products, and those chocolate covered almonds look amazing!
They are the best!! They come up with the most creative flavors!
Those almonds sound yummy!! Do you think this would be too spicy for me?
I’m not sure… sriracha can be kind of hot, but I honestly didn’t notice that heat of it as much since it was balanced out with the AB and chocolate almonds. Maybe there is enough saltiness/sweetness to where you would be okay with the heat!
This is such an interest combination Hannah, but I love it! Very creative!
Thanks Holly! It is definitely interesting, but it totally works!
I am not a sriracha fan, but I can get on board with the rest of it! 🙂
Bummer about the sriracha, but that is the beauty about this toast. It would be perfect with just the AB and the chocolate almonds. You can never go wrong with nut butter & chocolate.
I have never ventured into this flavor territory, but I think I need to! Sounds intriguing…
It is a whole new ballgame! You should definitely give it a try 🙂
This recipe incorporates pretty much all of my favorite things in the world. I need to try this ASAP!
It sure sounds like you need to! Also, I like the way you think. AB, chocolate, and sriracha are all amaaaazing things!
I’m a big chocolate fan, almond fan, and toast fan so this here is a triple threat knockout punch in my books!
It sounds to me like it is meant to be 🙂 Let me know if you try it out!
Strange can be a very good thing!! I haven’t tried the nut butter / sriracha combo yet but now it is definitely on my list to try! This looks awesome and so right up my alley!
It through we for a loop when I first saw the combination on Insta and in magazines, but it just REALLY works. I hope you try it!
Say whaaat?! Sriracha and almond butter? Sounds crazy, but I love both and I bet they would actually compliment one another quite nicely! I’ve seen those dark chocolate almonds lately so I neeeed to get my hands on some to try this out! Thanks for sharing!
You sure do, Ariana! I bet you would love them! And then you could try this crazy combo 😉
WOAAAAAAAAAAH CRAY CRAY!!!!!! 😉 although i’m not surprised it was good – blue diamond almonds are good all the time! 🙂
They seriously are, aren’t they? Any way you eat them is a good way!
I. AM. DROOLING!!! Totally loving this sweet and savory combo. I could eat those almonds by the truck-full!!
I could too!! I always have to grab a handful and put them away or I will eat the ENTIRE container in one sitting!
Dark chocolate almonds sound delicious. Hope I can find some in the local stores.
I hope so too! I’m sure you would love them 🙂
Whoa! This is crazy but I love it! Leave it to you to come up with something so creative! 🙂
Sometimes I wonder what is going on in my brain that I think of weird combinations like this one.. I’ll take it though 😉
This may sound strange, but it looks fantastic! cool flavors for the win!
Thanks so much, Bethany! I hope you give it a try 🙂
This sounds absolutely crazy! But I bet it’s really good!
You know me… always coming up with strange (but tasty!) ideas!
Okay, this does sound strange, but sometimes those are the most delicious recipes. Going to give it a try. Plus, my husband loves srirachi so this would probably be a hit with him.
Sriracha and nut butter lovers are bound to love this!