How To Make Sugared Pecans
Featuring a combination of sweet and spicy flavors, these sugared pecans are easy to make and are great for munching on all day.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cuppecan halves
- 2tbspunsalted butter
- 2tbspbrown sugar
- 2tbspgranulated sugar
- ½tspcinnamon
- ¼tspground cayenne pepper
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Line a jelly roll pan with foil.
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Pour pecans into a medium sized bowl. Melt butter in the microwave, and pour over pecans.
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Stir pecans so that they are completely covered in butter.
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Add brown sugar to pecans and stir again, until the pecans are covered evenly.
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Pour pecans onto the jelly roll pan and bake for 5 minutes.
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While pecans are baking, add granulated sugar, cinnamon and cayenne to the same medium bowl the pecans were in before. Stir to evenly combine the spices and sugar.
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Remove pecans from the oven and add back to the bowl with the sugar and spices.
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Stir the pecans and sugar together until all are well coated.
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Pour back onto the jelly roll pan and bake an additional 5 minutes.
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Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on the tray.
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May be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight bag until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 808.72kcal
- Fat: 78.96g
- Saturated Fat: 10.99g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 42.39g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 21.70g
- Carbohydrates: 28.42g
- Fiber: 9.77g
- Sugar: 18.14g
- Protein: 9.20g
- Cholesterol: 20.35mg
- Sodium: 2.90mg
- Calcium: 81.23mg
- Potassium: 421.26mg
- Iron: 2.60mg
- Vitamin A: 70.91µg
- Vitamin C: 1.22mg
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