Roasted Sweet & Salty Maple Pecans

Some time ago, at Libretto Restaurant (http://pizzerialibretto.com/), I had these fantastic roasted pecans accompanying some Quebec goat cheese and crackers.

These make a delicious snack as is, or you could pair it up with some cheese and crackers, either way I bet you can't have only one!

Ingredients:

1 cup of Pecans

¼ cup of maple syrup

Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Directions: 

-lightly coat your pan in olive oil.

-rinse your pecans in warm water and then    

   pat dry.

-put your pecans into a bowl along with 1/4 

   cup of maple syrup and a pinch of sea salt  

   (I used the finely ground stuff, not 

   coarse).

-mix well making sure all pecans are coated   

    in syrup

-place in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 325 

    degrees, stirring often, making sure the 

    pecans do not burn or become too brown 

    or dry.

-Once the syrup begins to cook sprinkle two 

   pinches of salt over pecans and stir again.

You can let them cool, but they're extra delicious and soft when they're still warm!!