- cooking spray
- 12 ounces pine nuts
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Spread pine nuts on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until most of the pine nuts are light golden brown and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove pine nuts and keep oven at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Cook and stir sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until mixture turns light brown and syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove syrup from heat; fold in pine nuts to coat. Add Parmesan cheese; stir to coat.
- Line baking sheet with waxed paper; spread coated pine nuts onto sheet, separating any bunches.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.