Best 20 Toasted Pecans Recipes

TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Pour the butter into a medium bowl, and mix in the pecans. Stir until the pecans are well coated.
• Arrange coated pecans in a single layer on one or two medium baking sheets. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, cool and store in covered containers.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• In medium nonreactive bowl, whisk together vinegars, salt, and pepper. Gradually drizzle in olive oil, whisking until emulsified. Toss arugula with just enough vinaigrette to coat. Sprinkle with pecans and pomegranate seeds and serve.

MIXED GREENS WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the pecans in a shallow pan until they begin to get fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Combine the lettuce, mesclun, and onion in a salad bowl. Just before serving, pour on the dressing and toss well. Check to see if you need to add more dressing; you don't want to make the greens too wet. Serve on individual salad plates with the pecans and the cranberries sprinkled on each portion.
• Place all the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously.

GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pecans on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until fragrant, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Fill with enough water to come just below basket; bring to a simmer. Place green beans in basket; cover, and steam until crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer green beans to a serving platter; drizzle with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with pecans.

SPICY TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan and add the remaining ingredients one at a time.
• Add pecans last.
• Spread out pecans on foil lined cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes per batch.
• Cool. These are good warm, but better later.

PALEO TOASTED MAPLE PECANS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat; add pecans and lower heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring constantly, until pecans are lightly crisp and turn a darker brown, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from stove and slightly cool pecans.
• Mix butter into warm pecans and toss to coat. Turn heat to medium; add maple syrup and stir pecans with a heat-proof or wooden spoon until syrup begins to bubble, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn heat down to low and continue stirring pecans until syrup begins to caramelize onto the pecans, about 5 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat, sprinkle salt over pecans, and stir.

BANANA WAFFLES WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and preheat waffle iron.
• Place pecans in a pie plate or on a baking sheet and spread out so that they are not touching. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted and golden. Remove from oven and let cool. Coarsely chop and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 225°.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, mix milk, melted butter and egg yolks. Slowly stir the liquid into the dry ingredients until JUST moistened - lumps are okay. Fold the 1/2" banana pieces into the batter.
• In a clean bowl with a hand mixer, beat or whisk the egg whites at medium speed until frothy. Increase the speed to high and beat or whisk until firm peaks form and hold their shape. Sprinkle both sugars in bowl and beat or whisk until the whites are stiff and glossy. Fold the whites into the batter until no streaks remain.
• Oil, spray or butter the waffle iron. Ladle batter onto each section of the grid rather than placing it in the middle. The grids should be full but not overflowing, or the batter will seep out the sides of the iron when the top is closed. Bake until the waffle is golden, about 6 minutes, depending on the iron. Carefully lift the lid; if the waffles resist at all, they need a bit more cooking time. Transfer the waffle to an oven rack to keep warm. Continue to cook the remaining batter in 3 batches. There should be no need to re-grease the iron between waffles.
• Place waffles on plates and serve with the toasted pecans, banana slices and warmed maple syrup.

BUTTERY SWEET TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat.
• Stir pecans in butter for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle Cajun seasoning and sugar over nuts and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar has melted and nuts are glazed, about 2 minutes.
• Pour pecans onto a plate and cool slightly.
• Taste and season with salt, if needed.

CARROT CUMIN SOUP WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Make soup:
• In a saucepan cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add carrots, cumin, and salt and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and simmer mixture, covered, 25 minutes, or until carrots are very tender.
• Prepare pecans while carrot soup is simmering:
• On a baking sheet toast pecans in middle of oven 8 minutes, or until fragrant and 1 shade darker. Toss pecans with butter a nd salt to taste.
• In a blender purée soup until smooth.
• Divide soup between 2 soup bowls and top with pecans.

ENDIVE SPEARS WITH STILTON CHEESE, TOASTED PECANS, AND SAUTEED PEARS

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the butter and sugar. Add the diced pears and cook until well caramelized, approximately 8 minutes.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper and olive oil. Add the mixture to the Stilton. Assemble the spears 1 by 1, starting with the cheese then the sauteed pear and topping them off with a toasted pecan. These can be garnished with a sprig of watercress or other herb, if desired. Arrange the spears on a plate by first making a small mound of cream cheese and then sticking each spear into the cream cheese in a floral, 3-dimensional pattern.

SAUTéED SHREDDED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH SMOKED HAM AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Trim root ends from brussels sprouts. Using sharp knife or processor fitted with coarse shredding disk, thinly slice brussels sprouts into shreds. DO AHEAD: Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Melt butter with olive oil in large deep skillet over medium heat. Add ham; sauté until golden, about 3 minutes. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Add brussels sprouts and broth; sauté until crisp-tender but still bright green, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with coarse salt and black pepper. Transfer to serving bowl. Sprinkle with pecans.

MIXED GREENS WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toast the pecans in a shallow pan until they begin to release fragrance, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Let cool completely.
• Combine the lettuce, mesclun, and onion in a salad bowl.
• Just before serving, pour on the dressing and toss well.
• Check to see if you need to add more dressing; you don't want to make the greens too wet.
• Serve on individual salad plates with the pecans and the cranberries sprinkled on each portion.
• To make Lemon-Soy Dressing: Place all the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake vigorously.
• Yield: 3/4 cup.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH POMEGRANATE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• In medium nonreactive bowl, whisk together vinegars, salt, and pepper. Gradually drizzle in olive oil, whisking until emulsified. Toss arugula with just enough vinaigrette to coat. Sprinkle with pecans and pomegranate seeds and serve.

TOASTED GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Whisk together egg white, syrup, oil, and salt in a small bowl. Add pecans; toss to coat. Toast on sheet, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes. Let cool completely.

CABBAGE AND APPLE SLAW WITH BUTTER-TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Cut apple into 1/2-inch cubes and very thinly slice enough cabbage to measure 3 cups. In a bowl toss together apple, cabbage, lemon juice, and salt to taste.
• Chop pecans. In a small skillet toast pecans in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant. Sprinkle sugar and salt to taste over pecans and cook, stirring frequently, until pecans are coated, about 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and cool pecans slightly. Add pecans with butter in skillet and chives to cabbage mixture and toss to combine well. Season slaw with salt.

FRISéE AND ENDIVE SALAD WITH WARM BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette:
• Whisk together vinegar, water, mustard, shallot, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking.
• Make salad:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Melt butter in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) in lower third of oven, about 3 minutes. Toss sprouts in pan with butter, pecans, and salt. Arrange sprouts, cut sides down, in 1 layer and roast in lower third of oven until undersides of sprouts are golden and nuts are fragrant, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Whisk vinaigrette, then transfer warm sprouts and nuts to a large bowl and toss with frisée, endive, and enough vinaigrette to coat. Serve immediately.

SHAVED CAULIFLOWER SALAD WITH TOASTED PECANS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine the golden cauliflower, purple cauliflower, green onions, kale and cranberries in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice. Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle the toasted pecans over the top just before serving.

GREEN BEANS WITH ORANGE ESSENCE AND TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Toast pecans in 12" non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in maple syrup, 1 tbsp butter, and 1/8 tsp salt. Stir constantly until nuts are dry and glossy, then transfer to plate and set aside.
• Wipe out skillet. Melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, orange zest, and pinch of cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until shallots are softened. Stir in flour until combined, then add green beans. Add chicken broth, orange juice, and sage. Increase heat to medium-high, cover, and cook until beans are crisp-tender (about 4 minutes).
• Uncover and cook about 4 minutes, until beans are tender and sauce has slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving dish, sprinkle with pecans, and serve.

TOASTED CHILE PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Combine pecans, Kahlua, and oil.
• Toss well.
• Add chile powder, sugar, salt, and cayenne.
• Mix well.
• Place on a baking sheet that has been lightly oiled or that is covered with parchment paper.
• Bake in a preheated oven for a total of 20 to 25 minutes: bake for 10 minutes, then stir.
• Stir again about every 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and loosen with a spatula.
• Allow to cool.
• Break up if needed.
• Store in an airtight container.
• Note: Can be frozen.
• Can be chopped and used as a topping for desserts.

TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in a heavy frying pan. Add pecans and coat well with butter. Spread on a baking sheet and toast for 1 hour at 250-degrees. Drain on brown paper bags. Sprinkle with salt.
• 2. Then hide or they will soon be gone.