Hi folks. I am part of a group called Secret Recipe Club. Once a month we are all assigned another blog that we visit and pick a recipe from to cook and blog about. Then on a set date every month we share that recipe with our readers. It's a great way to inspire community and promote other bloggers. I love participating in this group. It's a real treat to poke around another person's recipes and see what kinds of things they make and learn more about them.
This month I was assigned This Chick Cooks and oh my goodness does she ever. She has such a wide array of recipes to choose from. Her blog is healthy which is a far cry from my own most days. I had oodles of fun looking around trying to decide what to make. I wanted to make her cheesecake bites but it was too similar to something else I am posting soon. I then wandered over to these nuts and was mesmerized. But I kept searching. Then I saw healthy brownies which intrigued me. When I tried the link it took me to the nuts. Which I took as a sign I was really suppose to make the nuts. So when faced with destiny or kismet I tend to follow along. So I made nuts and goodness gracious they are yummy. They are also super easy. It took about 5 minutes. Which made me feel a little odd, sort of slacker like. I somehow feel like I am cheating by not making something complex and time consuming. Somehow I'll get over it while I sit on the couch eating all these delicious nuts. Oh the agony I'm in. Oh the guilt. Oh the *crunching and yummy noises get louder*, who I am kidding, this is awesome. 5 minutes to make a great snack, who knew?! This Chick Cooks I am now a devoted fan. Bring on the healthy, yummy, addictive snacks. They're still healthy if you eat 10 pounds of them right??
No...
Really...
You sure...
Ya, I don't even care. *nom, nom, nom*
Ingredients
- 2 cups pecans
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Put your maple syrup, cinnamon and sea salt in a bowl and stir until well combined.
- Place your pecans in a frying pan over medium heat and pour in the syrup mixture.
- Cook while stirring for about 3 to 5 minutes.
 Er, did I leave the tag plastic on? Why yes, yes I did. I may leave it on all my stuff in the future. Make it "my thing". Er, kidding. |
A word of caution or Lunatic advice if you will, do not double the coating. I have this idea that when it comes to sweet stuff that I should always double it. Don't be tempted to. I did and this turned out like candy apple coating. Just a bit too thick. Sometimes less is more, or less is less, or something is more or less. I am so confused now. Okay so just do not double the sugary goodness. It is better with less. Just eat more nuts. Or something like that.
Also, inspect all props before using them. Just sayin'!
Thank you to This Chick Cooks for being such a great inspiration. Your blog rocks. Go visit her folks, you will not be disappointed.
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Jen at The Three Little Piglets
That's hilarious! I've gone to edit photos many a time and realized I left something strange sitting in the corner and didn't even notice because I was so focused on the food! Great choice - these sound crazy addicting!
Kristen
Those nuts look seriously dangerous. Your food often leads me to picture myself doing strange things...like curling up around the bowl of nuts, hovering over them and whispering quotes from epic movies.
Isabelle @ Crumb
Glazed nuts are totally my kryptonite... once I start eating, I just can't stop until the whole batch is gone. No lie.
I bet these would be spectacular on a dish of really good vanilla ice cream, or in a goat cheese and spinach salad. Or, y'know, just straight up right out of the jar. 🙂
Happy When Not Hungry
WOW these look amazing! Love anything with maple syrup!
Katie @ This Chick Cooks
Thank you so much for your sweet words about my blog. You have such a great writing style and your blog is really enjoyable to read.
I'm glad you liked the nuts and thanks for bringing the broken link to my attention. HAve a great day, Kim!
Katie
livingthesweetlifeblog
Ohhh these are pretty!! Honestly, sugared nuts are a drug in my home. But I can't help but want to dive into a bowl of these - - and maple syrup, you're kidding me right? - - this recipe was made for me 😉
janet@fromcupcakestocaviar
It is fitting that you would make nuts 😀 Though that may be seen as cannibalism by many. So as your twin it is my job to save you from that dire fate by absconding with all the nuts. So hand them over and I won't make you drink Coke!
The Harried Cook
Yummy! I think my favorite way to eat nuts is sugared/glazed... So far, I've only tried making honey-roasted, but I must try this too! They look so pretty, too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Quiche-ing Queen
These look so delicious. I love glazed nuts. Happy Monday!
Jo
These look fantastic, I bet they would be a great salad topping. If I didn't eat them all first!
Baking Serendipity
What a unique glazed nuts recipe! I've made these with an egg white and cinnamon sugar coating, but never maple syrup. Looks delicious 🙂
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
Dear Kim, Please send a huge bag of these my way. K, thanks!
Laurie {Simply Scratch}
The shine on those nuts is amazing! I bet they taste just as delicious as they look!
Kim Bee
I sweat I need to tether the darn thing. But I like to show people we're all imperfect. These little nuts were so easy but so yummy.
Kim Bee
So you now know how I spend my free time. My secret is out. It's spreading like wildfire. Lol!
Cooking Rookie
I saw a couple of recipes for candied nuts and fruit and they were all soooo complicated. Yours is SOOO simple ;-). This will be my first candied nuts experiment!
Kim Bee
I am so glad you like these. Always happy to have you stop by. I have to say these were wildly addictive. I would go nutty if they were in ice cream.
Kim Bee
Thanks. Me too. Being a Canuck I think it's in our blood or something.
Kim Bee
Hi Katie. I am so happy you stopped by. I wanted to email you so badly about that link yesterday but didn't want to tip you off who had your blog. Your site is amazing, I had a blast looking around. I am going to make those cheesecake bites as well. They look so scrumptious. And thank you as well for being so kind. I am so happy to meet you.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much. I was so happy to get a blog with such a great array of recipes to choose from. I love maple syrup as well.