Remember when I told you about our pecan trees and how Rocket, Top Girl, and SIL went into the backyard and picked up two or three bucketfuls of them? We took them to the nut place and had them cracked and blown – then we took them to mom and she shelled them for me. She and I split the amount that was left after all that—about 4 pounds each of pecan halves. We both put most of them in the freezer but I decided that I wanted to make some of the cinnamon sugar pecans that my husband always buys for me at street fairs and art shows. They always cost far too much and these are going to be free! I already had everything I needed and the pecans just needed to be picked up and picked out. I also have a meeting about 3 hours away from here Tuesday and wanted something to give as a treat – so off I went to find a recipe. I found several all over the Internet – most were the same but one was just a tiny bit different and so I chose it. It’s from the Brown-eyed Baker. Although when I got to the bottom of the recipe it stated that it was adapted from Kevin & Amanda. Find their recipe here.
Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
So, here is what you will need:
1 pound of pecan halves
2 egg whites
2 Tablespoons water
1 Cup white sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon of salt
Here’s what you do:
Pre-heat oven to 250 F and put some parchment paper on a rimmed baking sheet.
Mix up the sugar, cinnamon, and salt into a gallon sized Ziploc bag.
Put the egg whites, water and vanilla into a bowl and whisk – I used the stand mixer because it’s easier.
Let them get frothy.
Drop the pecans into the egg white mixture and mix them up, fold them over, spin them around – whatever you need to do in order to get them all coated.
There was no drippy egg white mixture in the bottom of the bowl but if there was use a slotted spoon to get the pecans out and put them in the Ziploc bag with the sugar, cinnamon and salt in it.
Shake the bag until they all get coated.
Then place the coated pecans on the parchment paper and put in the middle rack of the oven.
Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
Pull them out after an hour is passed and let cool completely before storing in an air tight container for about 2 weeks.
So – I’m going to be taking these to art fairs and outdoor markets instead of spending a fortune on the purchased kind. Well, at least the first couple…..if they last that long. 🙂
CINNAMON SUGAR PECANS
Ingredients
- 1 pound of pecan halves
- 2 egg whites
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 Cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to 250 F
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Put some parchment paper on a rimmed baking sheet.
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Mix up the sugar, cinnamon, and salt into a gallon sized Ziploc bag.
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Put the egg whites, water and vanilla into a bowl and whisk – I used the stand mixer because it’s easier.
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Beat eggs until frothy.
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Drop the pecans into the egg white mixture and mix them up, fold them over, spin them around – whatever you need to do in order to get them all coated.
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There was no drippy egg white mixture in the bottom of the bowl but if there was use a slotted spoon to get the pecans out and put them in the Ziploc bag with the sugar, cinnamon and salt in it.
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Shake the bag until they all get coated.
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Then place the coated pecans on the parchment paper and put in the middle rack of the oven.
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Bake for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes.
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Pull them out and let cool completely before storing in an air tight container for about 2 weeks.
http://www.thecountrycook.net/2014/02/weekend-potluck-106.html
OHMIGERD…I love this recipe, Kelli! Just one problem…I have ZERO willpower when it comes to nuts. That entire bowl would be devoured in 5 minutes 😉
It is incredibly difficult to even save enough for that meeting tomorrow!
I’m like Becca – I love nuts so much – especially pecans. I’m sure these are much better than the kind you buy at fairs.
Lillian
Actually ……….they are! Mostly because they are very fresh. Thanks Lillian!
You are so lucky! Not only did God provide your pecans, your sweet mama shelled them for you! Around here, pecan halves cost $7.99 per pound. I love pecans anyway you fix them and this is definitely one of the best ways there is!
Would you believe they are about $10 per pound here at that cheapest places? Yes, mom was very sweet to shell them for me but she likes to do that while watching TV and eating as many as she likes! 🙂
Yum, I love candied pecans. I love them a little too much. 🙂
Me too! I was supposed to take them to a meeting tomorrow, but I would be embarrassed to take the crumbs we have left. 🙂
These look delicious! They have these at the boardwalk, and I always want to get some… but they’re way too expensive, and Mr. McCheapskate won’t buy them for me all the time. I’m sure he’d love it if I made them myself, though 😉
They didn’t take long at all to make and were very easy!
So lucky to have your own pecan tree. I have a sack I picked up at my dad’s that I have got to go get cracked.
My mom and I actually made batch after batch of these beauties for our wedding reception (some year’s back). I think it is almost the same recipe, one that was in an old “gas” cookbook. 🙂
I love ’em! I can’t wait to make some more!
huge pecan envy right now. They don’t grown on Minnesota trees! Love what you’ve done with them 🙂
Really? I had no idea! So sorry – if there were any left, I would send you some!
Your post brought back memories of growing up in Texas. We had pecan trees on our ranch and would pick pecans each season and sell them to a store down the road. 🙂
I wish we had the wherewithall to go out and pick all the pecans………we would sell them too!
These pecans are literally the ultimate snack food 😀
Delicious idea!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
good god these look amazing.
Thank you! They are – you should try them, you won’t be able to eat just 1………pound! 🙂
Lucky lady! All those free pecans! Good call on making cinnamon sugar pecans, Kelli. I could probably eat pounds ‘n pounds of this stuff!
These look so very tasty Kelli! Love pecans, love cinnamon, love this! 🙂
Jessica
Thanks!
OMG! These are amazing! Thank you for posting recipe. I just took a batch out of the oven and the whole family wandered into the kitchen for a taste. We all keep going back for another taste! These are great as this summer I discovered that I have a gluten sensitivity and my youngest has a lactose intolerance. We can all enjoy these and boy we are!
I’m very happy that you like them! I actually have two (maybe three) nut snack treats coming up on the blog in the next week! Hopefully you will like those too! Thanks for dropping by and please come back again!