• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Bake It Paleo

  • About
  • Recipes
  • Wellness
  • Shop
  • Nav Social Menu

Spicy Roasted Pecans (with Honey and Cayenne)

Apr 12, 2019 · 1 Comment

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe

These spicy roasted pecans are seasoned with honey, cayenne pepper and thyme. They are just lightly sweetened, so low in sugar but still have a delicious sweet and salty flavor. This recipe for spicy pecans is a great salad topper and is gluten free, refined sugar free and paleo.

paleo-spiced-pecans

I've been putting a lot of raw nuts on my salads lately and decided I needed to "spice" things up a little and make my own simple seasoned nuts. 

I love all nuts, but pecans are one of my favorites in terms of taste and texture.  Thus, this easy recipe for spicy roasted pecans was born - turning out to be my new favorite Paleo salad topper.

These roasted pecans are seasoned with cayenne pepper, thyme, avocado oil and salt and sweetened with a little honey. 

This recipe is Paleo and gluten free. Swap the honey for maple syrup to make these spicy pecans vegan.

hot-honey-pecans-on-baking-sheet

Ingredients

These seasoned pecans are made with a handful of simple, real food ingredients. Here's what you need:

  • pecans
  • avocado oil (or olive oil)
  • honey
  • thyme
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper

If you prefer, you can swap the honey for maple syrup and the thyme with another dried spice like rosemary. I only used a teaspoon of honey in this pecan recipe. However, you can increase the amount of honey to make them more like candied pecans.

These roasted pecans only use a little cayenne pepper. I wanted a slightly spicy flavor, not one that was overwhelming and too much to enjoy. However, if you're really into spicy, then add another ¼ tsp cayenne.

ingredients-in-spicy-honey-pecans

How To Make Spicy Pecans

Seasoning and roasting pecans is so easy! 

To make these spicy honey glazed pecans, simply coat raw pecans in a mixture of oil and honey. 

Next, sprinkle the spices over the pecans. Mix until well coated.

combining-the-ingredients

Spread pecans onto a lined baking sheet, then bake in your oven for about 10 minutes.

Storage

These savory spiced pecans are best kept in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge. Keep at room temperature for up to two weeks, or two months in the fridge.

roasted-spicy-pecans-recipe

Spicy Pecans For Any Occasion

I most definitely made these spicy pecans as a salad topper, but I will argue that they'd go well on nearly anything and everything. 

They'd go well with vanilla ice cream as a crunchy topper for salmon or on a sweet potato casserole.  The honey accentuates the natural sweetness of the pecans and is balanced by the earthy dried thyme and spicy cayenne.  This sweet and salty combo not only makes these pecans irresistible, but great as a topper on any dish.

More Recipes Using Pecans

maple pecan bars

Maple Pecan Bars

cranberry pecan cookies

Cranberry Pecan Cookies

coconut pecan chocolates

Coconut Pecan Chocolates

Print
clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon
paleo-spiced-pecans

Spicy Honey Glazed Pecans

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: Katie
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups 1x
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

These spicy pecans are the perfect Paleo salad topper, portable snack or even dessert addition.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cups pecan halves
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tsp raw honey
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place pecans in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  3. Combine honey and avocado oil and drizzle over the pecans.  Mix until well coated.
  4. Sprinkle thyme, cayenne and salt over the pecans.  Mix until well coated.
  5. Place pecans on lined baking sheet, spreading them apart so that they only slightly overlap.
  6. Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.  (Be sure to watch them so they don't burn.)
  7. Store in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge.

Keywords: Salad, Snack

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @bakeit.paleo on Instagram and hashtag it #bakeitpaleo

pinterest image for spicy honey glazed pecans
« Carrot Cassava Flour Muffins (Paleo, Nut Free)
Strawberry Spinach Salad (Paleo, Vegan) »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Katie says

    March 30, 2022 at 6:59 am

    I LOVE these spicy roasted pecans and hope you all will too! Enjoy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

Hi there! I’m Katie and I have a passion for baking healthy treats using real, Paleo-friendly ingredients. My mission is to make baking nutritious, delicious, simple and family friendly; because you CAN eat dessert every day and still live a healthy life!

More about me →

SUBSCRIBE

Sign up for my mailing list to get early access to discounts, new recipes and more!

SUBSCRIBE HERE

CEREAL

Lovebird grain free cereal: paleo, vegan and AIP

Cereal is typically anything but healthy... not Lovebird! It's all organic, paleo, plant based AND low in sugar. My kids love it too!

POPULAR

  • Vanilla Almond Flour Cupcakes (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
  • Whole30 Turkey Burgers (No Egg)
  • Pistachio Truffles (Paleo, Vegan, Keto)
  • Paleo Tigernut Flour Bread (Grain Free, Dairy Free)

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Recipes

  • Paleo
  • Vegan
  • Whole30
  • Nut Free

Search

  • link to Instagram account
  • link to pinterest account
  • link to facebook

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2023 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme