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Healthy Candied Cocoa Pecans
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2 cups pecans, roughly chopped
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2-1 tsp cocoa powder
Sea salt to taste {optional}
1. Toast pecans on the stove on medium heat for approximately 5 minutes, to bring out their flavor.
2. Next, add maple syrup and stir until pecans are fully coated. Continue to cook over the stove for 1 minute more.
3. Finally, sprinkle cocoa and stir to combine. If you'd like the sweet and salty combination, sprinkle some sea salt/finishing salt at this step.
4. Remove from stove and let pecans cool in the pan. As they cool, the maple syrup dries up and hardens.
Serve alone as a snack, or as a topping/ingredient on/in Ice cream etc. Enjoy!