Spiced Rosemary Pecans

These tasty nuts have become a year round staple. They are a perfect balance of savory and salty with just a touch of sweetness. They are enchantingly delicious and can be made in less than 20 minutes. After toasting the pecans in the oven you toss them in a bowl with a concoction of just 5 ingredients, like this:

What is this splendid blend, you might be wondering? It starts with fresh chopped rosemary, read on for the complete recipe.

Splendid Spiced Rosemary Pecans

Ingredients

8 cups pecan halves

5 tablespoons butter, at room temperature or slightly melted

4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary

4 teaspoons coarse salt

3 teaspoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon cayenne

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pecans in oven until warm and mahogany colored, about 10 minutes {stir the nuts every couple of minutes to ensure even toasting}. In the shot below, I’m making a double batch.

Place the rosemary, butter, brown sugar, sea salt and cayenne in a large mixing bowl and stir them together.

When the pecans are nice and toasty scoop them into the bowl and toss them until evenly covered with the mixture {see video above}.

And just like that you will have an amazing snack to savor and share.

These nuts will last for a couple of week in the refrigerator or month in the freezer. They are perfect with cocktails, in salads or for breakfast. They also make a great gift all packaged up with a bow and a couple of sprigs of rosemary.

Are you all ready for Christmas? I’m hosting a Christmas Eve supper, so I’ll be cooking all day and setting the table, I’ll share shots on Instagram. Glad the Pecans are ready! Enjoy the season!!