Maple Candied Pecans
5 Ingredient Maple Candied Pecans. The perfect snack or appetizer to serve during the Holidays. These candied pecans are addicting!
Maple Candied Pecans
These candied pecans are delicious as a snack or appetizer. They are also great on a salad for an added crunch! I love to serve these easy candied pecans during the holidays as a gift.
What I love most about this recipe is that the pecans are naturally sweetened with maple syrup. I prefer making my candied pecans with maple syrup versus brown sugar or granulated sugar. I love the flavor the maple syrup adds. Best of all you only need 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep to make this recipe. Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients
- Maple syrup: I like to use a good quality maple syrup. You can substitute honey if you don’t have maple sryup on hand. Just add a couple extra minutes to cooking time.
- Butter: Salted or unsalted butter work!
- Salt: Adds so much flavor to the pecans. I love the sweet and salty combo!
- Vanilla: Is added for flavor. You can omit if you don’t like vanilla.
- Pecans: Walnuts, cashews or almonds would also work great.
How to make Candied Pecans
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl and toss to combine. Spread the mixture out into an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes then stir. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown and most of the liquid is absorbed. Allow them to sit for 10 minutes and stir again to break up big clumps. Store pecans in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 months!
This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make extra to give to friends and family during the holidays. Just make sure to use two or more baking sheets and that the pecans are spread out into an even layer.
Variations
- Add some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice to the nuts before roasting.
- For a kick add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
- Add a splash of bourbon instead of the vanilla extract to make Bourbon Maple Pecans!
Here are some more Easy Appetizer Ideas!
- 5 Minute Spicy Chili Almonds
- Homemade Pretzel Bites
- Easy Homemade Spicy Pita Chips
- Baked BLT Dip
- Greek Yogurt Guacamole
Maple Candied Pecans
5 Ingredient Maple Candied Pecans. The perfect snack or appetizer to serve during the Holidays. These candied pecans are addicting!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups pecan halves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl and toss to combine. Spread the mixture out into an even layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes then stir. Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown and most of the liquid is absorbed.
Allow them to sit for 10 minutes and stir again to break up big clumps.
Store pecans in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 months!