Kat’s Sugar Free Candied Nuts
Maple-Cinnamon Pecans
(These are great to snack on, take to parties, or toss in a spring mix salad with just regular olive oil &
vinegar & salt & pepper)
1 Pound raw pecan halves
1 1/8 C Splenda
¼ t salt (rounded)
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
1 t maple flavor (imitation)
1-2 T hot water
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Place pecans on cookie sheet and bake for 12-14 min (when they look & smell roasted, but not burned)
While pecans are roasting, combine the Splenda, salt, vanilla, and maple & cinnamon in a large mixing
bowl.
Add enough hot water to make a thin paste (or a thick syrup).
When the timer goes off, leave the oven on & pour the hot nuts into the mixture. Mix nuts until well coated
and all the mixture is used up.
Pour nuts back onto the cookie sheet – spread around & bake for 3 more minutes. Remove from oven &
cool completely.
Ginger Almonds
Use above recipe, but substitute:
Almonds for Pecans
Ginger for Maple
Sweet-Spicy Pecans
Use above recipe minus maple & vanilla, add 1 t chili powder & ¼ t cayenne powder.
Maple-Cinnamon Pecans
(These are great to snack on, take to parties, or toss in a spring mix salad with just regular olive oil &
vinegar & salt & pepper)
1 Pound raw pecan halves
1 1/8 C Splenda
¼ t salt (rounded)
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
1 t maple flavor (imitation)
1-2 T hot water
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Place pecans on cookie sheet and bake for 12-14 min (when they look & smell roasted, but not burned)
While pecans are roasting, combine the Splenda, salt, vanilla, and maple & cinnamon in a large mixing
bowl.
Add enough hot water to make a thin paste (or a thick syrup).
When the timer goes off, leave the oven on & pour the hot nuts into the mixture. Mix nuts until well coated
and all the mixture is used up.
Pour nuts back onto the cookie sheet – spread around & bake for 3 more minutes. Remove from oven &
cool completely.
Ginger Almonds
Use above recipe, but substitute:
Almonds for Pecans
Ginger for Maple
Sweet-Spicy Pecans
Use above recipe minus maple & vanilla, add 1 t chili powder & ¼ t cayenne powder.
