Best Spiced Maple Pecans Recipes

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS AND SPICED MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees F and arrange rack in the middle.
• While oven heats, place pecans on a baking sheet to toast until they smell nutty and are slightly darker, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Place sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and toss to coat. Roast until golden brown and tender when pierced with a knife, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When it foams, stir in maple syrup and cayenne and let cook briefly, about 1 minute. Serve sweet potatoes with a drizzle of maple butter and a scattering of pecans.

SPICED MAPLE-GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine. Spread nut mixture in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with a nonstick baking mat. Bake, stirring frequently, until browned, 12 to 15 minutes; let cool. Pecans can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container up one week.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH PECANS AND SPICED MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450. Toast pecans, about 5 minutes and set aside Place sweet potatoes on baking sheet, drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Roast until golden brown and tender, about 40 minutes Meanwhile melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup and cayenne and let cook briefly, about 1 minute. Drizzle over sweet potatoes and sprinkle pecans over.

MAPLE GLAZED CHILLI SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375 degrees. line a baking sheet with foil. place pecans on cookie sheet. In a small bowl stir together maple syrup, chilli powder, cayenne and salt. Drizzle over pecans. Tossing to coat. arrange in a single layer. Bake for 15 -20 minutes or until syrup is bubbling and deep golden brown. Remove from oven. remove from pan and place on a clean sheet of foil. makes 1 1/2 cups of pecans.

SPICED MAPLE PECANS

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• place rack in center of oven.
• spread pecans in a large roasting pan.
• bake until lightly toasted,about 8 minutes.
• combine the corn and maple syrups.
• pour over the nuts.
• toss to coat well.
• bake stiring occasionally,untillthe nuts have absorbed most of the syrup.
• (about 10 minutes) mix the sugar,cumin,paprika,chili powder,salt and cayenne.
• pour over the nuts in a bowl.
• toss gradually,adding the sugar mixture untillthe nuts are coated with the sugar.
• cool slightly and break apart any nuts that stick together.
• pour onto a baking sheet and cool completly.
• store in a air tight container.
• can be kept at room temp for up to 1 week.

MAPLE AND BROWN SUGAR SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Cover a large baking sheet with foil, wax paper or a silpat mat.
• In a small bowl, combine salt and pumpkin pie spice mix; set aside.
• In a large, nonstick skillet or cast iron skillet, toast pecans over medium heat, stirring frequently for about 4 to 5 minutes until they just start to brown and smell toasted. Watch them carefully. Don't let them brown too much.
• Add butter and allow it to melt. Stir pecans to coat the pecans in butter.
• Add the salt and pumpkin pie spice mix, stir until the spices are evenly distributed.
• Add the brown sugar, water and maple flavoring and stir until the pecans are evenly coated and the mixture is sticky, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
• Pour the pecans on the prepared baking sheet, separate them with a fork and allow to cool before eating.
• Store in an airtight container.

SPICED MAPLE PECANS

Steps:

• Place 2 tbsp maple sugar in a small pan with 1 tbsp water. Heat for 2 mins, without stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Tip in 85g pecans and cook until the sugar turns golden brown and coats the nuts. Sprinkle over a pinch cayenne pepper, season with a little salt, then turn out onto baking paper, separating out nuts as much as you can. Leave to cool. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.