Last year, I made "Drunken Pecans" with the multitude of pecans I had, but alas this year, the local trees did not produce as they could have due to all the rain this summer. Well, I thought of buying pecans, but decided it was just too much to spend on nuts!
I had gotten the idea for the drunken pecans from the whiskey sticks I got at my favorite farm stand/winery in Pennsylvania (the goat's milk fudge and pepperoni bread is awesome too)- so I decided to put my twist on these sticks... by using my favorite spirit, Southern Comfort!
I made these for our annual tailgate to East Carolina back in November and they were a major hit- except with the three year old who declared they were 'bad' pretzels! Sent some with Dave on his golf outing and all the boys loved them. So here is the recipe, jazzed up Belinda style!
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| Savory and Sweet in one bite! |
So Co Sticks
1 stick of butter
4 tbsp Southern Comfort
1 heaping tbsp Brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
pinch red pepper flakes
2 bags pretzel sticks or twists
1. Melt butter, Southern Comfort, sugar and seasonings in a saucepan over medium to low heat.
2. When melted, pour butter over the two bags of pretzels and mix well.
3. Pour onto baking sheets and spread into one layer or as close as you can.
bake at 250 for 20 minutes. Stir them half way through.
4. Remove and allow to cool and dry out as they might be still a little sticky!
Be sure to store in an air tight container!
I like to add a little more cajun seasoning to kick it up a notch after pulling these out of the oven. It cuts some of the sweetness, but makes it a bit more biting! The truth is that you can add any flavor you like to- I meant to add some hotsauce today, but forgot- however that next batch will be fired up!
So if you are on my 'nice' list this year, YOU might be getting some So Co Sticks!
