I'm a terrible picker and pecans make some of the best nibbles. One of my favourite recipes made ahead of tomorrow's England match. So few ingredients but so tasty. The mildest hint of salt is just enough for me but if you are a salt fiend, be more liberal. The maple sticks wonderfully to the pecans without being too messy - Perfect finger food! The beauty of these is they can be enjoyed all year round, summer parties, casual evenings with friends, Super Bowl evening or even curled up with a book on your own.
Oven Baked Salted Maple Pecans
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| Serves | 4-6 |
| Prep time | 2 minutes |
| Cook time | 35 minutes |
| Total time | 37 minutes |
| Meal type | Snack |
| Misc | Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Barbecue, Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Thanksgiving |
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Pecan Nuts (Halved or Quartered to your preference)
- 3 tablespoons Maple Syrup
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt (Any coarse grained salt is good - Give a good grind)
Note
If you like an extra kick you can add a ¼ teaspoon of cayenne powder and stir through before baking
Directions
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C | |
| 2. | |
| Place the nuts in a small oven dish | |
| 3. | |
| Pour over the maple syrup and salt and stir well | |
| 4. | |
| Bake for 30-35 mins | |
| 5. | |
| Allow to cool before eating | |
Bake of the Week
The hot weather is definitely having a bit of an effect on our Bake of the Week entries. Thoroughly understandable though. I cannot imagine slaving over a complicated recipe in this heat. Lovely to see that some hardy souls are still managing to bake though:
I'm going to break with tradition and award my co host, Jenny from Mummy Mishaps my featured #BakeoftheWeek. Jenny produces fabulous recipes on a regular basis and these Peanut Butter Brownies are no exception. Jenny regularly bails me out when life simply takes over and I am away from home (Seriously guys, if your offspring ever get on Team GB be prepared for a LOT of time in Premier Inns). Jenny's son has also broken his arm in the last couple of weeks too and it still hasn't stopped her blogging and baking!
1. Oh my, these Salted Caramel Cupcakes sound divine with all the different elements. Perfection from The Baking Explorer
2. Wonderfully summery, Strawberry Muffins with White Chocolate Drizzle from Jo's Kitchen larder
3. Curly's Cooking shares her most popular recipe with a controversial ingredient that she doesn't include! Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
4. The second in Cook Style's Tunisian Cookie Recipe collection, Kaak Warka
Our linky is now open for your new entries. I will be sharing all new entries and older entries again over the next week so keep an eye on the #BakeoftheWeek hashtag across social media. Feel free to share the love and other entries yourselves - Its nice to be nice!
Please link to myself (https://casacostello.com) and Jenny (http://mummymishaps.co.uk) and include the badge in your post. Old posts are welcome if they have not previously been entered into #BakeoftheWeek.
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The Tunisian cookies sound good. I tried linking up my coffee cookie recipes last week, but the linkie thing wouldn't let me, so hope it's Ok to add them this week instead. Inlinkz is sooooo much better.
Ooh so glad it has worked for you this week! Thanks for linking x
Oh and those nuts are a much much better idea than baking at the moment.
oh wow thank you for awarding me bake of the week Helen 🙂 that is so lovely of you . xx
oh ad I love the sound of these pecans. x
These maple pecans are seriously making me drool! I don’t think I would be able to stop eating them ? #BakeOfTheWeek
Pecans and cashews are my two favourite nuts! I absolutely love your recipe Helen and its sweet and salty vibe, how delicious is that. Perfect nibble!