Old-Fashioned Roasted Pecans recipe

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Ingredients

1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
2 ¼ cups pecan halves
½ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

282.7 calories
carbohydrate: 17.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 24.1 g
fiber: 3.4 g
protein: 3.5 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 79.7 mg
sugar: 13.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (105 degrees C). Lightly grease a rimmed baking pan.

  2. 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.

  3. Bake in preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, stirring every 15 minutes, about 1 hour. Cool on pan, and store in an airtight container.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

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.

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