maple masala pecans
This past Saturday morning, we went and strolled around the farmers’ market. We came across some great finds. I bought some incredibly beautiful Batavian lettuce – which I proceeded to savor each evening for 4 nights straight. Sadly, it is now gone. And I shall have to wait until Saturday morning to go back to the market and buy some more delicious-ness. I can hardly stand the wait. I would have loved to have joined a CSA this year. But, as our home is up for sale – and we are unsure as to whether it is going to sell or not - we simply could not take the chance of buying a CSA share only to move away.
Another little gem we found at the market were Olomomo gluten free flavored nuts (from a local Boulder-based company). They had samples at the ready - the “masala” were our favorites. Even the kids went nuts over these treats. No pun intended there. They were a wee bit on the expensive side but we treated ourselves to a small bag anyway. And after the bag was gone – which, I admit , did not take long at all – I decided to make some. As I put the tray on the counter-top at snack time – my kids assumed the position and declared, “these are GOOD mommy!” I actually had to cut them off….
I chose to use Grade B maple syrup on these. Grade B syrup contains more trace minerals (both manganese and zinc) than the often more expensive and more processed Grade A.
2 1/2 cups raw pecans, soaked overnight in filtered water
1 tblsp garam masala
3 tblsps maple syrup
1 tblsp unrefined sugar (i.e., either coconut sugar or sucanat)
- Combine the garam masala, maple syrup and sugar in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Pour over the soaked and rinsed nuts and stir to make sure all the nuts are coated.
- Line a cookie sheet or baking tray with parchment and spread out the nuts in a single layer.
- You can dehydrate them. Or you can put your oven on the “warm” feature and let sit in the warm oven for 3-4 hours until they are dried.
- Store in a covered container.
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I love pecans, maple is my go-to sweetener and masala is absolutely divine. How can you go wrong with this treat!! I’m definitely saving this recipe for the holidays. I see it was posted in June, but I’m so glad you linked back to it. What a great gift idea for a neighbor or for a hostess gift or something. Thanks, Stephanie! Now back to the Thanksgiving fare.
:-)
Melissa
Melissa,
funny you mention the holiday gift idea. I was struggling to come up with something for my neighbors this year. I am officially lifting your idea – thank you so much for the suggestion. Now that I think of it, they would look so beautiful dressed up with a festive bow.
Olomomo has a few other varieties of nuts – and I am not ashamed to say I stood there and sampled them all – but these were hands down the best. Indian food is my absolute favorite – so naturally anything relating to it – need I say more?
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