PALEO CANDIED HOT ROASTED PECAN BITS

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This is something I made up one day when I had extra bacon fat and pecans in the kitchen. They keep for up to a week but didn't last the day in my house! Adjust salt and cayenne to taste. Serve on top of a chopped salad.

Provided by Anastasia Daleiden

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Nuts and Seeds

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups pecan halves
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 teaspoon coconut palm sugar
½ teaspoon sea salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
  • Put pecans in a resealable bag and pound into small pieces.
  • Mix bacon drippings, palm sugar, sea salt, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Add pecans to the bowl and stir to coat using a spatula. Spread coated pecan pieces onto a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are toasted and fragrant, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and stir in an air-tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.9 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 110.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

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