Spiced Pecans
Sweet, smoky, with a little heat, these spiced pecans are great for snacking, gifting, or tucking into cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecan halves this is around 3-4 ounces of pecan halves. I used local pecans for optimal flavor.
- 1½ tbsp maple syrup
- ¼ tspn sea salt
- ⅛ tspn black pepper
- ⅛ tspn cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*F
- In a bowl combine all of the ingredients and stir until all the pecans are well coated in maple syrup and spices. You can adjust the levels of spices if you want a spicier pecan.
- Spread out on a parchment lined baking sheet making sure the pecans are spread out in an even layer.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Stir halfway through bake time.
- Take out of oven and allow to cool completely before gently breaking apart (the maple syrup may have stuck some of them together). Store in a tightly sealed jar or container.
Notes
I am adding these addicting sweet and savory pecans to a maple and white chocolate cookie but these can also be enjoyed as is for a snack, on a charcuterie board, or even packaged up for gifts. They are so many ways to enjoy them and they are so easy to make! This recipe can easily be doubled and tripled.