This Easy Candied Pecans Recipe is the BEST! These are great for topping on salads, giving as Holiday gifts, desserts or just to snack on.
Candied Pecans Recipe
You can use ANY kind of nuts or a combination of different nuts for this recipe, like walnuts, almonds, cashews, peanuts, etc…. All of these will turn into the perfect cinnamon sugar candied nuts using this recipe, it’s simply the best!
You can use candied nuts for so many different recipes. IF you can hold off from snacking on them, they are great for topping on salads, desserts (including our popular Fireball Pumpkin Pie), ice cream, candied pecan fudge or just serving in bowls at gatherings. These are always such a huge hit with everyone!
This recipe has the perfect coating made with a cinnamon and sugar mixture and melds perfectly with the toasted pecan flavors. These will take 40-45 minutes to bake and will make your whole house smell wonderful!
Ingredients You Will Need:
- Sugars – you’ll need granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Cinnamon – ground cinnamon adds the best flavor.
- Salt – just a teaspoon of salt.
- Pecans – you will use pecan halves.
- Egg – you will beat an egg white and this will bind the ingredients together making a nice candy coating.
- Vanilla – pure vanilla extract is best.
How To Make Candied Pecans in the Oven
This Pecan candy is so easy! We also show you have to make this on the stove and crock pot below.
- Start by adding cinnamon, sugar and salt to a bowl. In another bowl whisk together an egg white, water and vanilla.
- Add the pecans to the egg white mixture and toss to coat. Add on the cinnamon sugar mixture on top and toss well to coat.
- Pour the nuts onto a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat parchment paper.
- Bake at 300 degrees for about 40-45 minutes, giving them a toss every 10-15 minutes.
- Allow them to cool completely before storing.
Candied Pecans Stovetop Method:
- Add 1 cup of pecans to a large skillet. Toast over medium-high heat for 3 minutes, stirring often. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, a pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat until bubbling.
- Add the pecans and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring to gently coat in the glaze.
- Remove from the heat, and pour pecans out onto a parchment lined tray. Allow to cool completely.
This method will leave the pecans looking a bit glossy and will not have the same coating as pictured, but also taste great.
Crockpot Candied Pecans
Making candied pecans in the slow cooker keeps you from having to heat up the oven. We include ground cloves to this version as another option to kick up the warm spices.
- Add 3 egg whites and 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract to a medium mixing bowl and whisk, or beat, until nice and fluffy/frothy. This took 1-2 minutes.
- Place the 6 cups pecans in a medium mixing bowl and pour the egg white mixture over the top. Toss/stir to fully coat the pecans.
- Pour the coated pecans into the crockpot.
- Sprinkle the pecans with the 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 Tablespoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup white sugar, and 1 cup brown sugar. Stir until evenly coated.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-2 ½ hours or until the pecans become hard to stir. Stir the pecans every 20-30 minutes to ensure they don’t burn.
- Line a large baking sheet or clean, flat surface with parchment paper.
- Spread the pecans over the parchment paper and allow to rest for 3 hours or until dry. Enjoy!
Tips
Storing – Store the pecans in a sealed container in a cool, dry area for up to 2 weeks. Do not refrigerate as the pecans become very sticky. You can freeze candied pecans! I actually find these quite delicious frozen! They don’t get hard like you would think. These will keep in the freezer for two months.
Crockpot Tip – If some of your pecans are black while in the crockpot, they’re burning and need to be removed from the crockpot. Be sure to remove the black pecans as they will taste bad. Leave the ones that aren’t black, they will still taste fine. It’s important to note that these pecans look dark when finished, but should not be black.
Brown Sugar – You can use dark brown sugar in place of light. The results will be the same.
Homemade Candied Pecans Variations
You can switch up the flavor of these glazed nuts easily! Here are a few things that we suggest adding:
- cayenne pepper to give them a bit of a kick
- pumpkin spice for a delicious Fall flavor
- smoked paprika to make them sweet and savory
Add in 1/2 teaspoon of these spices for something different.
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Easy Candied Pecans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces unsalted pecan halves about 4 cups
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with a baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, add sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg white, vanilla, and water together until frothy. Add in the pecans and gently mix until the pecans are well coated. Add the sugar and cinnamon mixture and toss until pecans are covered.
- Spread the pecans out in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. The sugar mixture will harden on the pecans.
- Remove from the oven and let the pecans cool on the baking sheet. When completely cool, store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
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43 comments on “Easy Candied Pecans Recipe”
Everyone’s favorite!
Glad to hear that Lori! Thanks!
I am constantly being asked to make these for people in my block. All of her recipes are yummy
Thanks Patti!
Best receipe I’ve found for candied Pecans. And super easy!
Thanks Lori!
Love this!!
Thank you Alice!
We have 20 pecan trees and make at least 3 trays for the Holidays love them
That’s great Dawn! Thanks!