How To Make Candied Pecans
Grab a bite of these sweet candied pecans for your next snack! It’s coated in spiced seasonings, and takes only under an hour to make.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupgranulated white sugar
- ½cuplight brown sugar
- 1tbspground cinnamon
- 1tspfine sea salt
- ⅛tspground cayenne
- 12ozpecans,raw halves
- 1egg white,briefly whisked
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt and cayenne to a small mixing bowl, then whisk until evenly combined.
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In a separate large mixing bowl, add the pecans and whisked egg white, then gently toss until the pecans are evenly coated.
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Add in the sugar mixture, then gently toss until the pecans are evenly coated.
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Spread the pecans out in a single even layer on the baking sheet.
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Bake for about 20 minutes, then remove the nuts and give them a brief stir.
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Bake for 20 minutes more or until the pecans are fragrant and the sugar coating is cooked.
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Transfer the baking sheet to a wire cooling rack, then let the pecans cool to room temperature.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- You can also transfer the pecans to a sealed container to store at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
- Calories: 507.83kcal
- Fat: 40.84g
- Saturated Fat: 3.51g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 23.14g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 12.26g
- Carbohydrates: 37.48g
- Fiber: 6.14g
- Sugar: 30.67g
- Protein: 5.75g
- Sodium: 212.05mg
- Calcium: 63.40mg
- Potassium: 262.44mg
- Iron: 1.64mg
- Vitamin A: 2.68µg
- Vitamin C: 0.70mg
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