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A knife being pulled out of a jar of candied pecan nut butter, showing the pecan paste.

Candied Pecan Paste

Liz Mincin
The ultimate praline nut butter made with maple candied pecans. Easy recipe for stovetop candied pecans, blitzed into the perfect accompaniment to a holiday afternoon tea or a piece of toast anytime!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling 1 hour
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 16 tablespoons
Calories 104 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups pecans
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Begin by adding all ingredients to a shallow non-stick saucepan. Place on the stove over a medium heat stirring occasionally until the spices dissolve.
  • Bring to a boil, continuing to stir as the mixture thickens. The syrup will become sticky and then begin to crystallise on the nuts.
  • Once the syrup has reduced and crystallised on the nuts, tip these out onto parchment paper to cool for about half an hour.
  • Add the nuts to the bowl of a food processor and blitz on high until a paste. Due to the nuts being cooked with a high syrup content, this should only take a few minutes.
  • Decant into a bowl or jar and store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 6.4gProtein: 1.3gFat: 8.8gSaturated Fat: 0.9gSodium: 74mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 4.4gCalcium: 16mg
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