Oh my. I never get sick of them! I only use them for my breakfast. An apple cut up, cottage cheese, a few if those pecans and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

They stay fresh until. I am done with them.

I don't find the too hard. But if you do, I’d give them away or trash them. Not worth a dental bill.

Give to a friend or throw away.

Thanks for the replies. I would not give them to a friend. I wouldn't want to pay their dental bills.

Here's another thought - Costco seems to always accept returns. Not if the container is nearly empty but if you can walk in and say in honesty that they're not edible, you may get your money back.

Yes! I'm just starting to realize that you can return things!

Ulta has a return policy for used products. I just returned a product that gave me absolutely no results.

We returned shrimp to Whole Foods. It was not edible.

You can ask your friends….they might be like me and have them in their rotation. No to the unsuspecting😆

It's my favorite ice cream. So that?

Heck, you could use melty vanilla, mix it like a Cold Stone Creamery deal, to get that.

I'd try pulverizing and make a crumble to use as a dessert topping.

I haven't tried the pecans so I don't have any reliable experience with them. I was wondering though if it would work to run them through the food processor, freeze in measured portions then use to top banana breads, muffins, maybe even incorporate into the batter of some things.

I had a container of their cashews we hadn't gotten to and it didn't look as though we could finish them anywhere close to the sell by date just snacking. I ground them in the food processor, froze, and I'll use them for breading chicken, fish. I'm not sure what you could bread in praline flavor though, just pointing out 'use your imagination' with things on your usual kitchen rotation. I don't bake regularly because my sister in law does and she drops things off once or twice a week. Lately its been small bundt cakes. Bet ground up, the praline pecans would make good topping for the pumpkin she said she wants to try this coming week

I'll bet they'd be good chopped up as a topping for muffins, or coffee cake - like streusel.

I chop them coarsely and use in salads with Craisins. Sometimes I add some crumbled blue cheese, too.

I'd pulverize them and top them on muffins,cakes, ice cream.

Maybe pulverize them in a food processor, then incorporate into homemade energy bars, wrap individually and freeze. That sort of snack is quite expensive at retail, and is very handy to have around.

I would chop them fine-ish and use them in cookies 😁

Drop two-3 in a coffee cup of warm tap water...2-3 minutes. Testing. That should melt some of the hard sugars and leave a bit if you like the sweet.

If that is good, drop a cup or two in a simmer pot of water for same time. Drain and set on a sheet pan in a low oven to dry and crisp a bit. A short time in warm/simmering water should not affect the nut meat.

I would leave some of them at a time in an open container for a few days. They will absorb some moisture from the air, which will soften them. Freezing and thawing might do the same thing.