Best Cinnamon Sugared Pecans Recipes

CINNAMON SUGARED PECANS

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My grandma makes these every year for the holidays. It's always handy to make extra for later snacking! They are relatively quick and easy to make and taste wonderful. I love the smell of these when they're in the oven.

Provided by Erin

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Nuts and Seeds

Time 35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 egg white
4 cups pecans
½ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 76.2 mg, Sugar 7.3 g

SOUTHERN CINNAMON SUGARED PECANS

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I found this recipe on a can of evaporated milk many years ago, and I make up many batches each year to take to parties and give as gifts at Christmas. These are wonderful.

Provided by kitty.rock

Categories Candy

Time 15m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups shelled pecan halves

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 !