Easy Candied Pecans – 3 Ingredient Recipe
These Easy Candied Pecans only have three ingredients! Great to make for a snack or salad topper.
I love using candied pecans in recipes, but find most traditional recipes to be too involved for a quick weeknight meal. This simple recipe allows for quick candied pecans using three simple ingredients and your stove top. Candied pecans perfectly liven up salads, or serve as a delicious, quick snack.
I use these candied pecans to top this insanely delicious baked brie, as well as my absolute favorite salad.
Have extra pecans to use? I recommend these pecan recipes: Cranberry Pecan Brussels Sprouts Salad | Pecan Pie Cheesecake | Easy Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad
Confession time. I really don’t enjoy eating plain nuts! I know that raw almonds, pecans and walnuts are incredibly good for me, and should ideally be eaten plain.
But, my taste buds just won’t allow it! So I like to enjoy my nuts dusted with cocoa, spicy seasoning or candied! I especially enjoy adding candied nuts into recipes.
Pecans are most commonly used in pecan pie, but their health benefits definitely justify using them in more dishes than just dessert! Adding them to this salad is the perfect way to incorporate more nuts in your day, even with a little butter and brown sugar on them.
This easy recipe only requires three ingredients! You can absolutely add a dusting of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice to the mix to add extra flavor.
Easy Candied Pecans
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup halved pecans
- 1.5 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1.5 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Heat a small saucepan on medium heat.
- Add butter.
- When butter is melted, add pecans and brown sugar.
- Stir until brown sugar is melted and pecans are well coated.
- Spread pecans out on wax paper to cool.
Notes
- This recipe makes enough for a small snack, or to use as an addition to a dinner salad. Feel free to multiply the recipe for more yield.
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