Candied Pecans
I love making candied nuts during the holiday season. There's something very festive about them and they are satisfyingly sweet and filling at the same time. Lately I've been on a candied pecans kick. They're super easy to make and my husband loves them.
You could jazz up this recipe with some spices like cinnamon and cayenne (I think both together would be delicious), however I've been enjoying the simplicity of merely sweetening the nuts lately. This is one delicious gluten free snack --and there is nothing like it in my gluten free cookbook, so enjoy it here for the taking!
2 cups pecans
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons yacon syrup
½ tsp celtic sea salt
- Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl
- Place in a pyrex baking dish
- Bake at 350° for 15 minutes
- Cool and serve
Thanks so much to Alisa over at godairyfree.com for recently doing a giveaway of my gluten free cookbook, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
For those of you interested in the Go Ahead Honey It's Gluten Free (Grain Free Cakes) round-up, remember there are only 7 days left until the submission date, November 25th. So far I have received many wonderful entries for this blog carnival.
Posted on November 18, 2009 in snacks by Elana
other entries you may like: Candied Macadamia Nuts
or Vanilla Roasted Walnuts
or Smoked Paprika Almonds
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Looks lovely. I will definitely make these. Maybe I'll use them as part of a Thanksgiving relish plate.
This reminds me vaguely of something I saw in the store--sweet-savory nuts with various spices. Sometimes unusual spices like harissa, but I think I can understand what you mean about preferring a more basic flavor.
Happy Holidays,
Hannah
It looks like it is too late to win that copy :( She says you had to be entered by midnight of post day (11/16). That was so very depressing but at least there is a new recipe!
i love olive oil paired with sweet things! yum
I love glazed pecans. I make maple glazed ones with cinnamon, we love them in salads or sprinkled on our soaked oat groats.
Yum, I make an almond flour pumpkin chocolate chip muffin with glazed pecans, I bet these would be great!
That was so very depressing but at least there is a new recipe!
'Tis the season for those, for sure :)
I LOVE candied nuts - and pecans are my favorites!
Will have to try these as pecans are my husband's favourite snack.
Just yesterday I made your Chocolate Bark, which I truly love, but I was running low on chocolate and ended up with more “candied” nuts than I could use. They had been cooked and baked with agave, grapeseed oil, salt and cayenne (can't have cinnamon right now). I gobbled those nuts up and was thinking, why don't I just make a batch of these for the holidays—soooo tasty!
Oh My! Pecans are a favorite of mine. This will just make them devine.
Thanks Elana.
What a brilliant idea! Sometimes I get so caught up in trying to make desserts that are gluten free that normally aren't that I forget about the basic foods. How awesome! They look delicious. I think that I'll make a batch to take to my dinner next week! Thank you!
Delicious idea! So simple and yummy =D.
I made these yesterday with:
coconut oil
stevia
cinnamon
salt
They are awesome. Thanks for the recipe!!
Oh, I love my pecans! These look like a great little treat--not too heavy, just the right amount of sweet and salty. :-)
Thanks, Elana!
Shirley
I made these last night and substituted agave for yacon. They are delicious; a perfect balance of sweet and salt! Thank you Elana for all you do and share!
These are amazing! We made the pecans, macadamia nuts, and almonds with cinnamon to jar for Christmas gifts. Thanks so much!
Just made two batches - one with agave & curry powder, the other with yacon, cinnamon, cayenne. Both are fabulous. They even got the stamp of approval from my husband. I've been looking for a simple way to make candied nuts and this is it - I need to make a mass of these this weekend for my hubby's office. The best part is that it's going to take very little effort on my part. Thanks!
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