Paleo Candied Hot Roasted Pecan Bits

Description

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.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
  2. Put pecans in a resealable bag and pound into small pieces.
  3. Mix bacon drippings
  4. palm sugar
  5. sea salt
  6. 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.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven
  8. stirring every 15 minutes
  9. until pecans are toasted and fragrant
  10. about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and stir in an air-tight container.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 8

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