Sweet & Salty Maple Nut Popcorn

 

Sweet & Salty 

Maple Nut Popcorn

ingredients:

• 3 cups air-popped popcorn
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup cashews
• 1/4 cup whole almonds
• 1/4 cup maple Syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla pure extract
• 1/8 tsp sea salt - or to taste
• 1 tsp coconut oil 

steps:

1. in a non-stick pan over medium heat, add nuts and keep them moving in the pan until they begin to brown - do not over brown

2. add vanilla extract and maple syrup constantly  stirring until maple syrup thickens

3. pour maple coated nuts onto lightly coconut oiled plate (to keep them from sticking to the plate)and sprinkle nuts very lightly with sea salt

4. let cool a bit until maple syrup becomes hardened

5. air-pop corn and add nuts to popcorn breaking them up as needed