Candied Pecans
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Recipe type: Salad Topper
 
Ingredients
  • 1-16oz bag of pecan halves
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 Tablespoon water
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 dash of vanilla
  • 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. DIRECTIONS:
  2. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  3. In a large bowl, beat egg white with water until frothy. In another large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients (cinnamon through salt). Stir well and set aside. Stir pecans into egg mixture and toss to coat. Transfer pecans from egg mixture to the bowl with the sugar mixture. Toss again to coat.
  4. Pour pecans onto baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly brown. Once cooled, remove from baking sheet and store in an air-tight container (glass jars or tins work well).
Notes
If you have a powerful oven you might want to decrease temp to 275 degrees. You'll know when they are done, they'll lose the wet/shiny look and be nicely browned with a dry crunchy coating.
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/dress-up-your-salads-with-candied-pecans/