Carmelized Pecans

Great on salads!!!! lovely for snacking.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Place butter in a microwavable bowl or measuring cup.

Zap at half power unil the butter is melted.

Add maple syrup.

Alternatively , melt the butter in a pan on top of the stove and add the maple syrup.

Add pecans and mix until pecans are well covered.

Spoon out pecans onto a silpat covered baking tray.

There will be syrup left , so add some more pecans , mix and spoon out.

Continue until all syrup is used.

This method allows you to use more pecans than called for in the recipe.

Bake for 10 minutes , take them out of the oven and stir around a bit.

Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes , until they have browned and the syrup has thickened to the consistency of caramel.

Take them out of the oven , scoop the pecans out and place on a dry surface such as a kitchen counter or another baking tray.

Try to separate the nuts from each other.

Once completely cool , they can be stored in a closed container for weeks.

pecans, maple syrup, butter, salt