Brown Sugar Candied Pecans

A simple and delicious treat! These taste like the candied pecans from the mall. The recipe doesn't make a big batch but it is definitely worth it.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup  crushed pecans
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon (to taste)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir brown sugar in hot butter until dissolved. Add cinnamon and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Stir vanilla into brown sugar mixture; cook and stir until vanilla stops sizzling, about 30 seconds.
3. Add pecans; cook and stir until pecans are fragrant and lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
4. Pour pecan mixture out in a layer on parchment paper. Let cool to room temperature before breaking into pieces, about 20 minutes.