Old-Fashioned Roasted Pecans

49 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“My ex-mother-in-law lives in the South and has lots of pecan trees. She sends me bags of shelled pecans every year for Christmas. I found out how they make the roasted pecans at the fair. Even though they use big roasters, these turn out just as great.” - by Patricia K

Ingredients

1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
2 1/4 cups pecan halves
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (105 degrees C). Lightly grease a rimmed baking pan.
Combine the egg white and water in a mixing bowl; beat until fluffy. Fold in the pecans to coat evenly. Combine the sugar, salt, and ground cinnamon in a shaker or cup with a lid. Dust the pecans evenly with the sugar mixture. Spread the nuts over the prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, stirring every 15 minutes, about 1 hour. Cool on pan, and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
283 cal
14%

Fat
24.1 g
37%

Carbs
17.5 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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CariSue

Nov. 3, 2008

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for this recipe! I made a couple of changes after reading the reviews; vanilla instead of water, 2 egg whites and 1/2 white sugar and 1/2 brown sugar. My father loves..." See more pecans and I served this at his 60th birthday party. So many people asked me for this recipe I lost count after a while. Absolutely delicious and addiciting!"

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HEIDI 'S HOME

Jan. 4, 2008

"I changed this just a little and they are now my favorite nuts. In place of the white sugar, I used brown sugar. I also add a small amount of cumin and cayenne pepper. ..." See more"

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maiden4now

Dec. 18, 2007

"A+ I tested this recipe a number of times. They are wonderfully sweet and adicting as is. A few changes I made: replace the water with vanilla as already suggested; use the called amount salt in the ..." See moremix, and add an even sprinkle of seasoned salt to each batch and stir before baking. This makes for a "sweet and salty" pecan that is hard to close your mouth to."

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