Vanilla Spiced Pecans
Slightly sweet spiced pecans
Servings 8
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 16 oz good quality large pecan halves (1 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons butter, you can use salted or unsalted
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Spice Mixture
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt (Morton) or use slightly more Diamond
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground coriander
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Bring about 6 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Add the pecan halves and boil for one minute.
- Meanwhile, put the melted butter, sugar, corn syrup and vanilla in a large bowl and stir to mix. Drain the pecans and put the damp pecans in the sugar mixture. Toss to coat, then cover the bowl and let sit for 1 to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spread the pecans evenly on a large (13x18 inch) rimmed baking sheet. I highly recommend lining it with parchment!
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, stopping every 7 minutes or so to stir. The pecans should be fragrant and slightly brown. Toss the toasted pecans with the spice mixture.
- Spread evenly on the baking sheet and let them cool completely.They should crisp as they cool.