Candied Pecans
September 12, 2020
Showcasing some of my favorite Texas snacks – candied pecans. Sweet toffee coating baked onto wonderfully nutty pecans. It’s really hard not to just keep eating these!
Want to know what’s extra delicious? Crumbling these up and topping vanilla ice cream. They’re also amazing sprinkled on top of cakes!
Can’t get enough of these!
Have a few leftover pecans? Try out these butter pecan chocolate chip cookies!
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Candied Texas Pecans
Eat them on their own or topping a dessert, these are amazingly addictive.
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 egg white
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz raw pecan halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line a 9×13 pan with aluminum foil and pour in the melted butter.
- In a bowl, whisk together egg white, sugars, and vanilla. Add the pecans and toss until they are fully coated.
- Spread the pecans onto the baking pan in a thin layer.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, stirring every five minutes. Keep a close eye on them as they can go from perfect to burnt fairly quickly.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally as they cool.
Notes
- Optional variations:
- Add a tsp of cinnamon to your mixture
- Increase the sugary goodness by increasing it to 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar.
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