Sugared Pecans Recipes

CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
• Whisk egg white and water together in a separate bowl until frothy. Toss pecans in the egg white mixture. Mix sugar mixture into pecan mixture until pecans are evenly coated. Spread coated pecans onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until pecans are evenly browned, 1 hour.

JERRY'S SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with sides with aluminum foil. Pour the butter onto the lined sheet. In a large bowl, mix the egg whites, sugar and cinnamon. Add the pecan halves and toss until they are fully coated. Spread the pecans onto the baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring the pecans every 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

JERRY'S SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Line a large baking sheet with sides with aluminum foil. Pour the butter onto the lined sheet. In a large bowl, mix the egg whites, sugar, and cinnamon. Add the pecan halves and toss until they are fully coated. Spread the pecans onto the baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring the pecans every 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
• These pecans will still be a bit wet and gooey when you take them out of the oven. As they cool on the baking sheet, they will get crunchy.

CINNAMON SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat egg white in a large bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add pecans to egg white and stir until evenly coated.
• Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to pecans and stir until coated. Spread coated pecans onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fragrant and crisp, about 25 minutes.

SOUTHERN CINNAMON SUGARED PECANS

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan over medium heat, combine evaporated milk, sugar, water and vanilla.
• Heat mixture, stirring often, until sugar is dissolved.
• Add cinnamon and stir. Some may float on top.
• Add 3 cups of pecans to mixture and stir to cover.
• Continue stirring pecans in mixture until pecans become coated well and mixture cooks away (gets absorbed/crystalized on the the pecans).
• Spread hot coated pecans on wax paper; try to separate them as you spread them on the paper.
• Let pecans cool completely.
• Break apart pecans and store in air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
• To give as gifts, put in decorative glass jars or decorative tins lined with wax paper.
• NOTE: I've tried using brown sugar (1:1 with the white sugar), but the pecans have a tendency to come out sticky and the sugars don't get 'crystalized'. I have not tried these with turbinado or unbleached cane sugar yet. If they don't turn out right, I'll have to keep them for myself !