Candied Spiced Pecans

5 from 2 votes

Candied Spiced Pecans are a quick and easy recipe to get you into the festive spirit! Cooked on the stove top with butter and sugar.

Prep Time2

Cook Time8

Cool5

Total Time15

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: candied spiced pecans

Servings:

Calories: 263kcal

Combine: place a large non stick frying pan onto the stove top, turn the heat to high, add the pecans, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon sugar. Stir continuously as the butter melts and the sugar beings to caramelize. They will take 5-8 minutes.
Baking mat: once the nuts have cooked, transfer them to a silicon baking mat and let cool.
To serve: once the nuts have cooled, use a wooden spoon or your hands to break up an clumps of nuts. Then portion into gift bags and sealed with twine or ribbon.

- Note 1 - Pecans: the pecans need to be raw, unroasted or salted nuts. You can use this method to make other spiced nuts. Some good choices are walnuts, cashews or macadamia nuts.
- Note 2 - Brown sugar: or if you want to use white sugar in place of the brown sugar you can (equivalent amount).
- Note 3 - Cinnamon sugar: if you want to use plain cinnamon powder in place of the cinnamon sugar you can.
- Note 4 - Butter: use a creamy French, unsalted butter. In Australia the packets have markings so you know where to cut, ie 20 grams, 40 grams, 60 grams. For an American stick of butter which is 113 grams, you will need just over half a stick. You can also use kitchen scales if you want to be 100 % precise.