Groundhog Pecans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups pecan halves
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (do not use pancake syrup)
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace (or sub with additional nutmeg)
• pam cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place the nuts in a large mixing bowl. add the syrup and butter, and toss. sprinkle on the salt, cardamom, nutmeg and mace. toss until the nuts are evenly coated.
• 3 spray a large baking sheet that has a rim (such as a jelly-roll pan) with cooking-oil spray. pour the nut mixture evenly onto the pan.
• 4 bake, removing the pan from the oven to stir the nuts after every five minutes, until the nuts are toasted and fragrant and have absorbed the syrup, about 20 minutes total.
• 5 remove the pan from the oven and let the nuts cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes.
• 6 store them at room temperature in an airtight container, preferably a tin or glass jar, for up to three weeks.