Easy 3 Ingredient Candied Pecans
Easy 3 Ingredient Candied Pecans are sweet, crunchy, and perfect for the holidays! Add them to salads, oatmeal, or just snack on them. (gluten-free, refined sugar-free)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1/2 cup 1x
- Category: snack
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch fine sea salt
Instructions
- In a nonstick skillet, toast pecans over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes until deep brown and fragrant.
- Quickly stir in maple syrup. cinnamon and salt, heating for just a minute longer. Turn off the heat and continue stirring if the maple syrup hasn't coated all of the pecans yet.
- Spread pecans over parchment or waxed paper to cool and harden.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- I highly recommend a nonstick skillet or a very well seasoned cast iron skillet. Otherwise you'll have a sticky mess.
- Make sure you stir the pecans very well to evenly distribute the maple syrup all over.
- Cook the pecans with the maple syrup for just a bit so that it hardens up nicely when the pecans cool.
- You can use honey in place of maple syrup if you prefer.
- Feel free to add a pinch of cayenne for a spicy-sweet snack, or any other spice that you want!
Keywords: candied pecans, homemade candied pecans
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