Courtesy of the Georgia Pecan Commission

These Sugar Spiced Pecans are toasted and spiced with cinnamon to perfection and make a sweet treat for dessert or a great holiday gift!

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Sugar Spiced Pecans
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. pecan halves
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • 1¾ tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. Toast pecans on baking sheet for 10 minutes at 300°F.
  2. Combine all ingredients, except pecans and vanilla, in small pan.
  3. Cook about 5 minutes (until syrup spins a small thread).
  4. Remove from heat and add pecans and vanilla.
  5. Stir quickly until syrup crystallizes.
  6. Pour onto buttered platter.
  7. Separate nuts rapidly (but gently) and cool before serving. (To add Easter appeal, wrap individual handfuls of pecans in spring-colored plastic wrap and tie with ribbon).