Paleo Candied Hot Roasted Pecan Bits

Ingredients

• 2 cups pecan halves
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 1 teaspoon coconut palm sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).

Put pecans in a resealable bag and pound into small pieces.

Mix bacon drippings, palm sugar, sea salt, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Add pecans to the bowl and stir to coat using a spatula. Spread coated pecan pieces onto a rimmed baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are toasted and fragrant, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and stir in an air-tight container.