Maple-Bacon Nuts

Name: Maple-Bacon Nuts
Yield: Makes about 3 cups (360 g)
Ingredients: 6 ounces (170 g) slab bacon, cut into lardons; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 2 cups (200 g) pecan halves; ½ cup (60 g) dried cranberries; 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Preparation info

Makes about
3 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon Bible

By Peter Sherman and Stephanie Banyas

Published 2019

About

I love eating candied nuts as a snack, adding them to salads or pancake batters, and sprinkling them on a bowl of ice cream. I love them even more when bacon is added to cut a bit of that sugary sweetness, and even more when dried cranberries are thrown in for a touch of tartness. Dried cherries work really well, too.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil
6 ounces (170 g) slab bacon, cut into lard

Snack
Gluten-free

Method

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil and spray lightly with nonstick spray or grease with a bit of butter.

In a large sauté pan, combine the oil and bacon and cook over medium heat until golden brown and crispy and the fat has rendered, about 8 minutes. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon. Pour all but 1