There’s nothing better than sweet roasted pecans on a fall salad. Make these Oil-Free Maple Roasted Pecans in 10 minutes!

Roasted Pecans in 10 Min!
Did you know that you can make the most delicious healthy snack or crunchy salad topping in just 10 minutes? That’s right, we’re going to show you how to make delicious peans roasted in maple syrup!
If you’re not convinced just yet, here are a few reasons why we love this recipe!
- Oven roasted pecans make the perfect salad topper.
- Roasting Pecans can be an easy snack for the holidays.
- Pecan halves are easy to find in the bulk section where you can get a great price!
- Pecans are full of healthy fats.
- These pecans are ready in 10 minutes.
- We love adding these roasted pecans to charcuterie boards!

How to Roast Pecans
First things first, we need to assemble the ingredients! Good news, all you need are 4 simple and whole ingredients to get started.
- Raw pecan halves
- Maple syrup
- Ground cinnamon
- Sea salt
Once you’ve got all of your ingredients, you can either mix them together in a large glass bowl or right on a greased baking sheet. Roast pecans at 400ºF for 10 minutes…making sure not to burn!
A Few More Tips
Freeze your pecans for later!
Feel free to make a big batch of these roasted pecan halves and freeze them for later! All you have to do is double (or triple) the recipe and let the pecans cool completely.
Then, place the pecans in a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months! It will keep them nice and fresh!
Toss your pecans with these recipes.
If you’re having a hard time deciding what recipes to add these pecans to, have no fear! Below are a few of the recipes we like to add these pecans to for the ultimate crunch!
- Sprinkle the pecans on top of these Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
- Toss them into a delicious buddha bowl like this Vegetarian Harvest Bowl.
- Top any of these delicious pancakes with these pecan for an extra crunch!
Don’t have pecans, no problem!
If you are looking to make candied pecans but you don’t have pecans, it’s ok! Substitute walnuts or almonds with pecans in this recipe and you will still end up with a delicious healthy candied nut!


Recipes with Roasted Pecans

Maple Roasted Pecans
Ingredients
- 4 cups raw pecans
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place pecans, maple syrup, and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix making sure everything is fully coated.
- Then, spread nuts out on a lined baking sheet and sprinkle with a generous amount of sea salt.
- Roast at 400ºF for 10 minutes.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from pan and transferring into a glass jar or Tupperware.
Tips & Notes
- Nutrition information is for 8 servings
10 minutes baking is tooooo long …some of mine came out blackened !
6- 7-8 minutes should be plenty. Depends on the oven .
On parchment paper and a double walled cookie sheet.
Pecans in 🇨🇦 expensive.
love this recipe
Don’t follow this recipe, unless you want your house to be full of smoke and want burnt pecan..
I wish I had read this comment before I tried the recipe. As you said, house full of smoke and burnt pecans. 🙁
Did you use the parchment paper? Turned out fine for me. Did you use the parchment paper as instructed? Maybe spilled the maple syrup in your oven.
Chunchon into small pieces sprinkle over your salad with crasins and lemon poppy dressing! Delicious!!!!
A hot with the whole family
These are amazing and completely addicting! I can’t stop making them. Love using in a salad with balsamic and goat cheese. Yum!
Yes!! They are the BEST in salads.
HBD to FFF! You two rock my socks off (if I don’t already tell you that enough). I hope to meet you both someday!
PS pecans are so underrated so thank you for giving them some well-deserved attention with such an easy yummy-looking recipe!
Thanks love! And yes, I would love to meet you as well 🙂
Happy Birthday FFF from your Swiss stalker 🙂
I love your bold personality Lee and just wanted to tell you that you ROCK! Linley of course is the master of making faces and I love following you all over on Instagram!
I have to try out your pecans and it is a really bad idea finding your recipe, 4.30pm with a massive hunger slump haha
Oh my gosh we love you too Jocelyne! Thanks so much for being such a big supporter and making our job possible.
Happy Birthday FFF! You created my love of nut butter and oats almost 7 years ago?!?!
Awwww that is the best! Nut butter lover 4 life.
Congrats on 7 years! I’ve so loved following along since the early days
Thanks Kayla!!
HBD Lee!! So glad I stumbled across your blog a few years ago and haven’t left ever since 🙂 Thanks for being an everyday source of inspiration, laughs, and authenticity – FFF has made such a positive impact on my college career and life!! Can’t wait to see what FFF has comin’ in the years ahead 🙂
Awwww so glad we got to meet IRL a few months ago. As always, you better let me know when you’re home in the cities!
Congratulations on 7 years!! You already know this but you’re a huge source of inspiration for so many. Keep doing you, my friend!
<3 So glad we got to meet this year!!!!!!
These look amazing! I LOVE maple pecans and always cringe at how many calories i must be eating with conventional candies pecans…haha
I have a fitness blog (Webfitness365) and WILL share your article! Great job Lee
Aw thank you Christa <3
Happy blogiversary, friend! 🙂 It’s so cool and inspiring to see how far you have come! I have some serious envy (just being honest haha), but I’m also so proud and happy to support you!
Gahhh I feel like you must have been one of the first FFF readers! Thanks for sticking with me all these years 🙂
I learned about roasting nuts from my friend Ellie. They taste so much better roasted because the heat bring out the flavors?? You don’t need oil at all. Try it. Yum
Oh, Ellie.
Happy birthday FFF! I just made the Chicken Cacciatore Quinoa Bake this week, the leftovers were great! I added spinach and goat cheese on top!
Ohhh yeah! That’s one of my favorite quinoa bakes of all time 🙂
Happy Birthday FFF! I love following you, the blog, and your journey! You’re such an inspiration and source of positive energy!!
<3
Happy Birthday FFF! Truly love following you Lee. Your recipes are amazing and approachable, photography is beautiful, and your writing is fun and relatable! Kudos to you!
Thank you times 1 million!