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Brown Butter Cumin Pecans with Rosemary
Buttery, toasty pecans glazed with brown sugar, warm cumin and woodsy rosemary, with a crisp, crackly finish.

- Oven
- 35 min · 10 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups chopped140 gPecanshalves
- 2⅛ tsp10 gUnsalted butter
- 2½ tsp packed12 gBrown sugar
- 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
- ¾ tsp1 gDried rosemarycrumbled
- ¼ tsp0.5 gGround cinnamon
- ¼ tsp0.5 gCrushed red pepper
- ¼ tsp2 gSalt
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C) and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- In a small skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and cook, swirling, until it smells nutty and turns light brown, 2 to 3 minutes; take it off the heat.
- Stir the brown sugar, cumin, rosemary, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and salt into the browned butter to make a spiced glaze.
- Add the pecans to the skillet and toss until every piece is coated with the spiced glaze.
- Spread the pecans in a single layer on the sheet pan and roast for 12 to 15 minutes, stirring halfway, until fragrant and a shade darker.
- Let the pecans cool on the pan for 10 minutes, where they turn crunchy, then break apart any clusters and serve. Store airtight up to 1 week.
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts.
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