A delicious snack for the holidays! They also make a great gift!
Warning!: Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans have a tendency to be incredibly addictive. Trust me, once you whip up this recipe, resisting the urge to eat all of them in one sitting becomes a delightful challenge. Get ready to fall head over heels for this sweet and nutty snack!
Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Pecans are a quick and easy snack to make for the holidays or any time of year. They are the perfect make ahead appetizer to have on hand. They can be made months ahead and stored in the freezer or kept at room temperature in a sealed container they will stay fresh for many weeks.
Sugar cinnamon pecans have many uses.
I love to make these candied pecans to put in a salad. I put them in Waldorf salad for a nice crunchy sweet flavor. They can also be a dessert topping. I made a carrot cake for my mom’s birthday party with cream cheese icing and decorated the cake with these sugared pecans. They were so delicious as a topping and went really well with the flavors of the carrot cake. You can also add them to a charcuterie board.
Cinnamon sugar pecans are a healthy snack, this recipe calls half the sugar as some other recipes do. Pecans have protein and minerals, and cinnamon has health benefits too. As an added bonus they make your house smell so good you might want to have a batch of these in the oven before company arrives.
Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 pound pecans (and/or almonds)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick foil.
- Mix the sugar, cinnamon and salt in a large Ziploc bag.
- Whisk the egg white, and water with a fork in a large bowl until frothy.
- Add the pecans (or almonds) to the egg white mixture and stir until they are well coated.
- Pour the pecans into the Ziploc bag, seal and shake until well coated with your cinnamon & sugar mixture.
- Spread them out on your prepared baking sheet into a single layer.
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Store in sealed container.
Whether you’re snacking, topping off desserts, or giving them as a thoughtful gift, these pecans will bring a smile to everyone who tries them. I hope you enjoyed this recipe! Let me know how it turned out.
Take care friends and don’t forget to pin and save these delicious holiday treats for later!
