Candied Vanilla Pecans

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

You know how they say you should bake fresh cookies before an open house so that your house will smell more enticing to potential buyers? I’m going to go ahead and claim that instead of cookies, you should make these Candied Vanilla Pecans. My house smelled AMAZING last night when I made these. They bake for an entire hour, so the wonderful sweet vanilla scent lingers for a good while. I honestly didn’t want to go to bed and miss any of the awesome smelling air in our place.

The pecans were still warm when I went to bed so I didn’t get to try them until today. Let me tell you, they taste better than they smell. This recipe is amazing. If you’re looking for a last minute holiday gift to make or even a snack to take to a holiday potluck, definitely give this simple recipe a shot.

One Year Ago: Toffee Pecan Cookies
Two Years Ago: Pecan Pie
Four Years Ago: Squash Bisque

Candied Vanilla Pecans

Ingredients:

4 cups (~1 lb) pecans
1 egg white
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 heaping tsp sea salt
3/4 cup vanilla sugar (If you don’t have vanilla sugar, substitute regular sugar and increase the vanilla extract to 1 tsp)

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 250 and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Mix together the sugar, cinnamon and sea salt.

In a large bowl combine the egg white, vanilla and water. Beat the egg until it’s light and frothy. Stir in the pecans and mix well. Pour in the sugar mixture and stir until all the pecans are coated.

Dump the mixture onto your large baking sheet and spread the nuts out evenly.

Bake about 1 hour making sure to stir every 15 minutes and break up any large clumps.

Cool completely on the baking sheet on a wire cooling rack.

Recipe from Miss Lemonie

Candy and Fudge, Dessert

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10 Responses to “Easter Candy Bites”

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Jennyfer — March 17, 2008 at 2:34 am

Good job! Looks like we were on the same page for the most part. Great minds think alike. 🙂
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Nikki57 — March 17, 2008 at 2:52 am

Great job! They look great
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CB — March 17, 2008 at 4:17 am

cupcakes AND cadbury eggs? I have died and gone to heaven. Great job!
-Clara
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Elizabeth — March 17, 2008 at 3:03 pm

Great minds! That’s exactly what came to mind for me too! They look amazing! I might make them anyway (although that means I have to figure something else out for the contest!) They sound AMAZING!
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Butta Buns — March 17, 2008 at 5:00 pm

This is brilliant, who’d of thunk it!
They look amazing too, I’m making a dash for the nearest CVS to pick up a few eggs.
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Kristina — March 17, 2008 at 6:04 pm

These look amazing!
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Brooke — March 17, 2008 at 7:54 pm

Oh, you are my hero. I LOVE Cadbury eggs. This is a fantastic idea! Mmmmm…
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Jaime — March 18, 2008 at 1:14 am

mmmm cadbury eggs are my favorite!! funny how they harden when you bake them!
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LisaRene — May 1, 2008 at 5:40 pm

I find it very amusing that you had a “third try” 🙂

I too get determined and will proceed to make the same recipe over and over until I get it right. Sometimes I even dream about an imperfect recipe and can’t wait till morning to give it another try 🙂

Perseverance pays off!
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Christina — March 4, 2010 at 2:35 am

I can’t wait to try these! You are a goddess in my book!

Candied Vanilla Pecans