Perfectly Candied Pecans

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 teaspoon granulated sugar (the more coarse sugars tend to make for a less sweet nut somehow)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 mix sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl and set aside.
• 3 saute butter and maple syrup in a large pan, and bring to a boil.
• 4 remove from heat. add nuts and toss to coat.
• 5 transfer nuts to a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
• 6 sprinkle with sugar mixture over top of the nuts and toss gently to coat; do not mix too much because the sugar will dissolve and won't stick to the top of your nuts.
• 7 spread out the nuts so that they are not touching one another.
• 8 toast in oven for 5 minutes.
• 9 let nuts cool completely on sheet.