Candied pecans

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PREP TIME

10 min

TOTAL TIME

10 min

Makes

1 cup

Candied pecans

Photo, Erik Putz.

Serve candied pecans with a bowl of ice cream, with yogurt and fruit at breakfast or tossed in a green salad with goat cheese and fresh berries.


Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • LINE a baking sheet with parchment. Toast pecans in a medium frying pan over medium until fragrant, about 7 min, stirring often. Transfer to a plate. Wipe out frying pan and add sugar, water and salt.
  • COOK over medium until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling. Add pecans and cook over medium-low, stirring constantly, until pecans are coated with a crystallized layer of sugar, 3 to 5 min. Transfer to prepared pan and spread to cool.

Nutrition (per tbsp)

  • Calories
  • 55,
  • Protein
  • 1 g,
  • Carbohydrates
  • 3 g,
  • Fat
  • 5 g,
  • Fibre
  • 1 g,
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