How to Bake Candied Pecans

Candied Pecans

Bake candied pecans for a healthy alternative. A Holiday favorite, so good that you might find yourself tempted to give them away as special gifts! They are easier to bake than cookies...

You'll Need:
1 lb (453.6g) Shelled/Halved Stuart Pecans
1 Beaten Egg White
1 tsp (4.93ml) Warm Water
1 C (128g) Granulated White Sugar
1 tsp (5g) Salt
1 Tbs (14.174g) Cinnamon
Optional: 1/4 tsp (1.25g) ea. Allspice, Cloves, Nutmeg

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Ingredients

1. Beat egg white and warm water into a froth, in a large mixing bowl. Stir in pecans, coating evenly.

2. Mix all dry ingredients, in a large measuring cup, and slowly add to the egg washed pecans (mixing together well).

3. Spread evenly on an un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 300°F (148.89°C), turning every 10 minute.

4. Remove and cool to allow candied glaze to set firm. Use a separate cookie sheet when baking multiple batches.

Tips
* Try substituting half the amount of white sugar with brown sugar.
* Try adding Vanilla extract instead of water.
* For a little kick, sprinkle lightly with Cayenne pepper.
* When doing multiple 1lb batches, don't clean the cookies sheets in between.

Warning
* Very addictive!

Nutritional Information
Servings Per Recipe: 8
(Amount Per Serving)
* Calories: 492
* Total Fat: 40.8g
* Cholesterol: 0mg
* Sodium: 225mg
* Total Carbs: 33.1g
* Dietary Fiber: 5.6g
* Protein: 5.7g

Pecans contain magnesium, a mineral that helps strengthen the immune system. Also a good source of protien, fiber, Omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, and plant sterols which reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Pecans included in the daily diet may help delay age-related nerve and muscle degeneration.
Cinnamon, true "Ceylon cinnamon," is believed to have many benefits which include moderating blood glucose and cholesterol levels, antibiotic properties, fighting food-born bacteria, and reducing arthritic inflammation among others.
Incidentally, Cayenne pepper is known to increase metabolism while reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.