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Healthy Super Bowl Snacks: Brown Butter Roasted Pecans and Crab Tacos

January 31, 2013 By Joi Sigers

This post is a perfect follow-up to the last post about the number of calories in popular Super Bowl Snacks.  We’ve seen what we definitely DON’T want to do, so now let’s see something we DO want to do. If you’re as crazy about pecans as I am, you’re already drooling.

Instead of celebrating the Super Bowl with the usual fried wings, dips and chips that may have unhealthy saturated or trans fats, try a few fan-friendly snacks made with heart healthy pecans.

Super Bowl snacks don’t need to be unhealthy to be good.

“Whether you’re tailgating, going to a big party or watching the Super Bowl at home this year, try working pecans into your menu,” says Vickie Mabry, National Pecan Shellers Association (NPSA) executive director. “Pecans have a hearty, meaty texture that works great in recipes or eaten alone. They will stay with you longer than other high carb snacks and make an ideal snack choice for everyone, including kids.”

Pecans can be a heart healthy benefit to any dish when enjoyed as part of a healthy eating pattern. They play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease because they have an abundance of “good” heart healthy fats. These unsaturated fats can have a protective effect by lowering total blood cholesterol when eaten in moderation. Pecans contain no cholesterol and no trans-fat. Save time and money by purchasing pecans that are already chopped. They have the same nutritional value plus convenience.

So swap your usual football fare for heart healthy recipes made with pecans to overtly (or covertly) present healthier options during the game.

 

Brown Butter Roasted Nuts

Makes six to eight small portions
2 oz. butter
2 c. pecans (or other nuts)
1/8 c. honey
1 tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. ground sumac or paprika (optional)
1 lg. sprig rosemary, de-stemmed

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. In a large saute pan over moderate heat, melt butter and begin to brown.

3. Once the butter is browned and smells strong and nutty, add the rest of the ingredients; stir to coat everything evenly.

4. Transfer mixture to oven-proof pan; bake for about 10 minutes or until completely toasted.

5. Drain onto a paper towel and serve once cool.

More Healthy Super Bowl Snacks Starring Pecans!

Turkey Pecan Enchiladas

Emeril Lagasse’s Pecan Crusted Chicken Fingers

Pecan Orange Slaw

Pecan Banana Bread

For more recipes using pecans, visit www.ilovepecans.org or visit us on Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter!

ABOUT THE NATIONAL PECANS SHELLERS ASSOCIATION
The National Pecan Shellers Association (NPSA), a non-profit trade association, is committed to educating culinary and health professionals, food technologists and the general public about the nutritional benefits, variety of uses and all around great taste of pecans. For more information on the health benefits of pecans and where to find them, visit www.ilovepecans.org.

Filed Under: Appetizers, Food Blog, Game Day, Health and Fitness, Heart Healthy Foods and Recipes, Oh, Nuts!, Tailgating Tagged With: healthy recipes, healthy tailgating recipes, pecan recipes, pecans

Caramel Corn Recipe

November 29, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Southern Living 1988 Annual Recipes Cookbook

As I said in a recent post, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with Oh Nuts.  Their delicious pecans are the star in the recipe below.  Caramel Corn is outstanding for snacking on during ball games or as you run in and out of the house finishing up your Christmas shopping!

This recipe is from a favorite old cookbook in my collection, Southern Living 1988 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes). Try it, you’ll absolutely love it and your family will sing your praises through their sticky teeth.

Caramel Corn

Vegetable Cooking Spray
6 Quarts popped corn
1-1/2 cups pecan halves
1-1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1-1/2 cups raw peanuts
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Coat 2 large roasting pans with cooking spray. Combine popcorn and pecans in pans; set aside.

Combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, and peanuts in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, and boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in soda and vanilla.

Pour mixture evenly over popcorn mixture. Stir with a lightly greased long-handled spoon until popcorn is well coated. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and immediately pour onto waxed paper, breaking it apart as it cools. Store in airtight containers.

Yield: 6-1/2 Quarts

*** Be sure to check out Oh Nuts! for nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and gift sets. Keep them in mind year-round as well (Valentine’s Day, Easter, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Halloween, Thanksgiving…)  Buy nuts in bulk for the best bargain.

Filed Under: Christmas Baking, Game Day, Halloween Treats, Oh, Nuts!, Tailgating Tagged With: caramel corn, nuts, pecans, snacks

Oh Nuts!

November 28, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Buy Pecans Online at Oh Nuts!

I’ve got nothing but big love for Oh Nuts.  Big, huge, colossal love.  For one thing, I’m the biggest nut lover in the world and for another, they recently sent me two huge bags of walnuts and pecans to review for the food blog. Seriously, if they ever come up with a word that means bigger than big and larger than large – it’ll describe my love for Oh Nuts.

These people know all there is to know about nuts and the proof is in the pudding… rather the proof is in the nuts.

My favorite nut happens to be the Heavenly pecan, but I’ve never met one I didn’t like.  I’ll be adding a few nut-licious recipes to the blog over the coming days – all in honor of my new buddies at Oh Nuts.  The first one stars my much beloved pecans, but I’m sure you saw that one coming.

When you purchase 1 lb bags of walnuts or pecans from Oh Nuts, you’ll flip over the convenient bag they come in almost as much as you do the delicious nuts. Almost.  The bags are great looking, for one thing, and for another they’re extremely easy to get in and out of…. which is a GREAT thing for snackers like me!  I knew I wanted to use the nuts for holiday recipes, but I found myself repeatedly getting into the bags for convenient, delicious, healthy snacks.

Today is Cyber Monday, as you probably know, and if you place a $50 order or more on Oh Nuts today, you’ll get FREE shipping.  There’s nothing about that I don’t love.

Oh Nuts actually has more than just nuts. A LOT more.  You could, literally, do the majority of your Christmas shopping on this one website – and do it today for free shipping. Below are just some of the great things you’ll find on Oh Nuts:

  • Nuts (you didn’t think I’d leave them out, did you?)
  • Candy
  • Dried Fruit
  • Chocolate
  • Baking Supplies
  • Baking Goods
  • Gift Sets
  • Gift Boxes
  • Ice Cream
  • Ice Pops
  • And more!

See Oh Nuts for more information. Trust me, they’ll blow you away.

So, just how healthy are nuts? Read what Real Age has to say about these delicious treats:  Health Benefits of Nuts (The link will open in a new window.)

Filed Under: Health Food Reviews, Oh, Nuts! Tagged With: Christmas Baking, Christmas Shopping, nuts, pecans

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