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Candied pecans on a parchment-lined baking tray being stirred with a wooden utensil.

Candied Pecans Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces pecans
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 300 degrees. Whisk egg white in a small mixing bowl until slightly frothy. Add pecans and whisked egg white to a large mixing bowl. Stir to evenly coat pecans.
  • Add white sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon and salt. Stir again until evenly coated.
  • Transfer pecans to a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Spread into a thin, even layer. Bake for 40 minutes, stirring halfway through. Let cool before serving.

Notes

The secret to evenly candied pecans is a mid-bake stir. Bake them for 20 minutes, give them a good stir to redistribute the sugary coating, then return them to the oven for another 20 minutes. Let them cool completely before adding them to the spread.
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