Crunchy, rich, and lightly sweet, toss these maple candied pecans on a salad, snack on them at cocktail hour, package up a jar as a housewarming gift or add a few chopped to oatmeal or baby green beans.
1teaspoonpumpkin pie spice blendor any warm spices
2pinches of sea salt
1poundraw pecan halves
Instructions
Pre-heat an oven to 325°F and ready a baking tray with parchment or foil. Over medium low heat in a sauté pan or skillet, add butter, maple syrup, olive oil, brown sugar, spice and salt. Melt and stir until smooth. Add pecans and stir to coat evenly with a non-stick spatula.
Spread nuts evenly on the baking sheet. Bake until nuts are golden brown and you can smell the spices, about 15 minutes. Do not let them get too dark. Allow nuts to cool. They will crisp upon cooling. Package in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition calculations are based on a cocktail nibble size. You'll use a lot less on salads.