Perfect Maple-Glazed Pecans

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PERFECT MAPLE-GLAZED PECANS
From the kitchen of Maple Trout Lilli

These are crazy-good served in a green salad w/ dried fruit.  Perfectly glazed, sweetened with maple and finished w/ sea salt.
I’ll admit, balsamic vinegar?  But that one ingredient paired with maple and sea salt is what makes these so tantalizingly delicious and brings the individual ingredients to life, flavoring your taste buds with the first hint of spring.

INGREDIENTS:                               

1/8 Cup Maple Sugar
1 1/2 TBS. Maple Syrup
1 TBS. Olive Oil
1 TBS. Balsamic Vinegar
1 Cup Pecan halves
2-3 tsp. Sea Salt

 

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  Grease or line a baking
sheet with parchment paper,
set aside.
2.  Lightly toast pecans for 3-4
minutes in oven, being careful not to burn them.
3.  Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, stir
maple sugar, maple syrup, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
together until well combined.
4. When mixture bubbles, take pecans from oven and add to
saucepan, stirring to coat. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring
frequently to prevent burning.
5. Pour pecans out onto the prepared sheet and spread out so they
are not touching. Sprinkle with sea salt, to taste. Cool to harden
and toss into your favorite green salad.

—MTL

Maple-Rosemary Roasted Nuts

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MAPLE-ROSEMARY ROASTED NUTS
From the kitchen of Maple Trout Lilli

2 C Almonds
2 C Walnuts
2 C Pecans
1/4 C Olive Oil
1/2+ tsp. Coarse Salt
Black Pepper
1/8 – 1/4 C Fresh Rosemary
1 1/2  - 2 TBSP Nebraska Knoll Maple Syrup
1 – 2 tsp. Nebraska Knoll Maple Sugar

Toss nuts in a large bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary and maple syrup to coat evenly. Add more or less syrup and/or salt according to your taste. Divide it among 2 roasting pans and Bake at 325 for 15-20minutes, or until the nuts begin to brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Nebraska Knoll Maple Sugar and let cool. Store in airtight containers.

Blogger’s Note: If you want these to last more than a day, store them in airtight containers and hide them behind the piano.

Submitted by Maple-Trout-Lilly