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Spiced Candied Pecans

Sweet and warmly spiced candied pecans with cinnamon, allspice, and a hint of cayenne. A crowd-pleasing holiday snack.

⏱️ Prep: 10min🍳 Cook: 25min⏰ Total: 35min👥 Serves: 16
✓ gluten-free✓ vegan
⚠️ Contains: 🥜 Nuts

Ingredients

  • 4 cupspecan halves
  • 1 cupgranulated sugar
  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tspground allspice
  • 1/2 tspsalt
  • 1/8 tspcayenne pepper
  • 1 largeegg white
  • 1 tbspwater
  • 1 tspvanilla extract

📝 Make Ahead

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. These actually improve after a day as the coating sets completely.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together sugar, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and cayenne in a small bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk egg white with water until frothy. Stir in vanilla.
  4. Add pecans to egg white mixture and toss until evenly coated.
  5. Sprinkle spiced sugar over pecans and toss thoroughly to coat.
  6. Spread pecans in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until dry and fragrant.
  8. Cool completely on the baking sheet. Break apart any clusters.