Sweet and Spicy Pecans

• Ingredients

  • 1 16-oz (1 pound package pecan halves
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

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Directions

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Add pecans to a large mixing bowl, set aside.
• In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add cumin, cinnamon, cayenne and stir until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
• Pour butter mixture over pecans in mixing bowl.
• Add brown sugar and salt to mixing bowl, stirring to coat the pecans.
• Transfer pecans to prepared cookie sheet, spreading evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until nuts are toasted, about 20 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.