Addictive savory roasted pecans
Care to try my fragrant salty nuts? These delightful savory roasted pecans are a snap to make and will have your guests eating out of your hands- or theirs ;). Salty, sweet, savory crispy nuts are wonderful alone or crumbled atop muffins, such as my Pumpkin Sage Muffins seen here:
Savory roasted pecans atop this pumpkin sage muffin
I adapted this nut recipe from Vegetarian Thanksgiving Blogspot subbing in sage for rosemary. Sage, as I spoke about in an earlier post, actually enhances perception, boosts memory, and improves mood. In this recipe, the nuts are roasted twice -an easy task that brings out tremendous flavor and crunch. Simply spread pecans on a baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes at 350F.
While roasting, toss the savory ingredients in a large bowl. You can see that I didn’t melt the vegan butter ahead of time as the hot nuts take care of that when mixed in.
After a thorough mixing, pour the savory roasted pecans back on the baking sheet to finish off in the oven for an additional 7 or 8 minutes.
Allow to cool on the pan (I dare you NOT to sample one or two as they cool!) and serve…
savory roasted pecans pictured here and gone in a flash
- 2 cups raw pecan halves
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 1 tbsp Earth Balance
- 2 tbsp vegan brown sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Cover large baking sheet with foil.
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Pour pecans on baking sheet and spread out.
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Bake for 5 min.
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While baking, add remaining ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
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Remove pecans from oven and carefully pour into mixing bowl.
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(The hot nuts will melt the butter as you mix all ingredients together.)
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Carefully pour coated nuts back on to baking sheet.
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Bake for an additional 7-8 minutes,
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Allow to cool directly on baking sheet.
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Eat right way or store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Did you know that pecans are actually a fruit? They are drupes, to be more precise, like cherries or peaches, (a fleshy part surrounding a pit). Now you don't eat the peach pit, but the you eat the pecan which is the pit part of this fruit. Say THAT five times fast. Pecans are loaded with vitamins, minerals and have cancer preventing properties. They even reduce bad (LDL) cholesterol. Now that's one fine lookin' drupe!
