Sweet and nutty candied pecans have many uses. Use this five ingredient recipe as a topping for a cheesecake, wrapped up as a housewarming gift or just eaten by the handful. Delicious on salads, with cheese platters, over ice cream, as a dessert topping and so much more.
Combine sugar, water, vanilla extract and salt in a sauté pan. Bring to a boil.
Add pecans and toss into syrup. Cook a few minutes and until most of the syrup is evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir pecans until a white grainy coating develops on their surface.
Turn heat back on to medium and toss pecans until white coating caramelizes and they sound “dry”.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and remove from heat. Let pecans cool on parchment paper.
