Instant Pot Firecracker Candied Pecans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups pecan halves (roughly 1/2 lb)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
MAPLE SRIRACHA SAUCE
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon hot sauce (sriracha)

Preparation

Make Maple Sriracha Sauce: Mix 1/4 cup (63ml) maple syrup and 1 tbsp (15g) sriracha together.
Heat up Instant Pot: Heat up Instant Pot using Saute function (press \"Saute\" button twice). Wait until it says HOT (~8 mins). Add in 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter and let it briefly melt.
Make Firecracker Candied Pecans: Add in all maple sriracha sauce and give it a quick mix. Once the mixture starts to bubble, add in 2 cups (220g) pecan halves and 1/4 tsp fine salt. Stir and coat pecans well with maple sriracha sauce. Taste & adjust seasoning accordingly. Let the pecans caramelize in the mixture for roughly 3 - 4 minutes.
*Pro Tip: pecans are done when you see the maple sriracha mixture darken.
Serve Firecracker Candied Pecans: The pecans will stick together once they are chilled. So, spread them apart and let them cool completely in a single layer on a parchment paper in a tray. Get ready to be madly addicted to these firecracker candied pecans! Dive in & enjoy!~ .