Toasty pecans with a crunchy, sweet, cinnamon-spiced coating are perfect for snacking, dressing up a salad, or holiday gift giving. They have a nice kick of cinnamon. But there is one small problem…I CAN.

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We recently received a generous bag of fresh pecans as an oh-so-thoughtful Christmas gift, and before packaging them up for freezer storage, I decided to set aside a few cups and do something special with them. Enter these cinnamon sugar bites of joy. Unfortunately, in less than 48 hours, I managed to deplete a whole batch of candied pecans almost entirely by myself, and that was with me actually exhibiting some restraint.

So aside from obsessively devouring them, what else are these pecans good for? Well, they would clearly elevate a salad to the next level.

You know how salads always taste so much better at fancy restaurants than they do when you make them at home? That would be because at a nice restaurant, salads are embellished with delectable garnishes like candied pecans.

And now you have the power to make fancy-schmancy salads in your very own home…yippee! Another great use for these nuts would be gift giving. I am telling you, fill a jar with these candied pecans, tie on a ribbon, and slap on a tag. Could you substitute other nuts for pecans in this recipe? Pecans are particularly amenable to capturing extra cinnamon sugar goodness in their little cracks and crevices, but walnuts would do the same.

And I feel sure that almonds would be delicious with this treatment as well. Just keep in mind that smaller nuts may cook more quickly and adjust the cooking time as necessary. Is this step really necessary? There are a lot of variations of egg white-based candied nut recipes. Some direct you to whisk the egg whites until frothy while some have you beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. This recipe falls into the latter category. I find that by folding the nuts into stiffly beaten egg whites, they end up with a thick, crunchy-but-delicate, almost meringue-like coating.

It simultaneously pops and dissolves in your mouth. I have no doubt that the other recipes churn out delicious candied nuts as well, but this is my favorite way to make them. And while the beaten egg whites mixed with the pecans seems kind of weird and goopy to spread in the pan at first, everything dries up as it bakes to become toasty and crunchy. So what are you waiting for? Go forth and create candied pecans!

Whether you give them as gifts to friends and neighbors, serve them at a party, share them with your family, or hide in the pantry and eat all of them yourself, they will be most appreciated by whomever devours them.

Even if that happens to be you. Line a by inch sheet pan that has sides with heavy duty aluminum foil. Pour on melted butter and spread out so that pan is evenly coated.

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Blend in sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Fold in pecan halves and spread mixture in a single layer onto prepared pan. Watch nuts very closely during the last 10 minutes of cooking time, removing them from oven sooner if they are getting too dark.

Nuts are done when they are mostly dry and golden brown. Store in an airtight container for two to three weeks though they will never last that long!

The pecan and egg white mixture will be very wet and goopy at first. Just do your best to flip the pecans and spread them back out into a single layer the first few times that you stir them.

I find it helpful to clean my spatula between flipping them. Candy Cane Kiss Brownie Bites. Chocolate Raspberry Shortbread Bars. Sign up to have new blog posts sent to your inbox! I always love hearing from you! This post may be linked up to House of Rose , 4 Little Fergusons , and these fabulous parties! These look awesome, Samantha! Pinning this to my gift board and hoping to make them soon! I am telling you, Carrie…they are way too addictive.

Thanks so much, Deb…hope your December is going well, too!

These look great, Samantha! Thanks so much, Jelli! These nuts do remind me of the ones at the mall. But I was probably safer when they were only found at the mall…they disappear too quickly now that I have the ability to make them at home! This is great, as I have been looking for a candied nut recipes, and this one looks wonderful.

I like the way the texture of the coating looks in the photos. I have an ice cream making obsession, and want to add chopped candied nuts to ice cream. I think it would be fun to vary both the type of nut and the spice, and add to interesting ice cream flavors. Thanks for sharing on Show Stopper Saturday!

Oh my goodness, Janet…I think these would be so good in ice cream! I have a caramel sauce recipe on the site as well that — along with these pecans — would complement ice cream perfectly.

I would finish the whole bag- thanks for the recipe! Thank you so much for linking up to Get Your DIY On! Leave this field empty. Get posts straight to your inbox! Enter your email address Daily OR Weekly E-mail Options! Home ABOUT MEET SAMANTHA WORK WITH US!

Cinnamon Sugar Candied Pecans December 11, by Samantha at Five Heart Home 16 Comments. Cinnamon Sugar Candied Pecans.

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Comments Megan - The Emotional Baker says: December 12, at 5: Carrie This Home says: December 12, at 9: Samantha at Five Heart Home says: December 12, at December 13, at 6: December 14, at 8: December 14, at 6: December 15, at Zainab Blahnik Baker says: December 15, at 2: These will not make it 48 hours in my house.

They are the perfect snack. December 15, at 9: Almost too perfect, Zainab…I could not stop eating them! They are long gone by now.

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Blair The Seasoned Mom says: December 19, at 9: Samantha, these look SO good! Pinning them so that I can try them myself!

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