These candied pecans are so good you’ll want to eat them as soon as you take them out of the oven. They make a wonderful accompaniment to a beautiful cheese board or our low FODMAP mashed sweet potatoes.

Ingredients

2 cups pecan (or walnut) halves

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon allspice

1/8 teaspoon cardamom (optional)

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

1.      Position rack in middle of oven. Preheat oven to 325°F/165°F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet pan with nonstick spray.

2.     Fold all of the ingredients together in a bowl using a silicone spatula to make sure the nuts are well coated. Spread out onto prepared pan in one even layer.

3.     Bake for about 20 minutes, stirring once or twice during baking to toast evenly. Nuts are done when sugar has melted and nuts are glazed and golden brown but not blackened.

4.    Remove from oven and scrape nuts from pan onto parchment paper to cool. While still hot spread out as much as possible so nuts don’t stick together and let cool completely.

5.     You may store nuts in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month. But it’s unlikely they’ll be around that long. They’re so good!

Tip: Due to their high fat content, nuts can burn easily. Watch them carefully and take them out when you can smell a roasted nutty aroma but not a burnt aroma.

Eat and enjoy every bite because you can!

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