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Cinnamon Vanilla Glazed Pecans
Crunchy and sweet cinnamon coated pecans. Highly Addictive! These are great for a party. Beaten egg white coats the pecans and when the egg white cooks, they give a nice crunch. These glazed pecans end up with lighter coating from the egg white and you use less sugar. The result is a lightly, crunchy sweet cinnamon pecan with no burnt sugar like in previous recipes I tried.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground red pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecans halves
Instructions
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Mix sugar, cinnamon, red pepper (if using) and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. In a medium bowl beat egg white and vanilla until foamy. Add walnuts, toss to coat. Add spice mixture, toss to coat nuts evenly.
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Spread nuts in single layer on a lightly greased baking sheet.
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Bake in preheated 250 F oven for 1 hour, stirring after 30 minutes. Cool slightly and break apart. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.
Recipe Notes
I never use the ground red pepper. The original recipe calls for walnuts, I use pecans instead. You can use any nut or nut mixture you want, just try to make sure the nuts are close in size for best cooking results.