Toasted Pecans, Sweet or Spicy

Serves 12, ¼ cup servings
Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of melted, organic butter
• 4 cups pecan halves
• Sweet : ¼ to ½ cup Xylitol or Erythritol (depending on desired sweetness) and 1 to 2 TBS Cinnamon, All Spice, or Pumpkin Pie Spice
• Spicy : 1 TBS sea salt and ¼ – ½ tsp ground red pepper, chili powder, or cayenne pepper

1. Melt butter and add the sweet or spicy ingredients, stirring well. Toss pecans in mixture.

2. Spread pecans on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Bake at 325° until crunchy. (About 30-45 minutes)