Homemade Candied Pecans
- Yield 6
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 40 minutes
- Total 50 minutes
Homemade Candied Pecans is a appetizers recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 6. Plan on 50 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 6 servings
- 1/2 cup granulated (white) sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne
- 12 ounces (about 3 to 3 1/2 cups) raw pecans halves
- 1 egg white, briefly whisked
Method
Prep oven and baking sheet. Warm oven to 300°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Stir the cinnamon sugar mixture. Tip in the granulated sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt and cayenne to a small mixing bowl and whisk until evenly combined.
Turn the pecans. In a separate large mixing bowl, add the pecans and whisked egg white and gently toss until the pecans are evenly coated. Tip in in the sugar mixture and gently toss until the pecans are evenly coated.
Roast Spread the pecans out in a single even layer on the baking sheet. Roast for about 20 minutes, then remove the nuts and give them a brief stir. Roast for 20 minutes more or until the pecans are fragrant and the sugar coating is cooked. (Note that the sugar coating will continue to harden and dry once the pecans are out of the oven.)
Cool. Move the baking sheet to a wire cooling rack and let the pecans cool to room temperature. Plate and enjoy immediately, or move the pecans to a sealed container to store at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
