AUTUMN ENTERTAINING | SPICY PUMPKIN PIE CANDIED PECANS

 

From the AUTUMN ENTERTAINING SERIES, these Spicy Pumpkin Pie Candied Pecans are crunchy sweet, and a kick of heat!

 

 

A wonderful holiday food gift, to give in mason jars with a beautiful gift tag. {and the recipe, if you really want to be a gift-giving favorite!}

Lisa made these over the top delicious….try not to eat all of them yourself, it’s nice to share.

 

SPICY PUMPKIN PIE CANDIED PECANS

Spicy Pumpkin Pie Candied Pecans are crunchy sweet with a kick of heat.  They make a wonderful holiday food gift, especially lovely in mason jars with gift tags and a bows.

Author: Lisa Torres ~ Delicious Table

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups pecans (8 oz bag)
3 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoons nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon kosher sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup powder sugar
2-4 tablespoons water

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Pre-heat oven to 250° degrees.

2. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, sea salt, cayenne pepper, and powder sugar.

4. Add the pecans to the sugar mixture, along with 2 tablespoons water. Stir until dissolved into a sticky glaze. (Add a bit more water if needed until you get a sticky glaze.)

5. Pour the pecans onto a baking sheet into a single layer, avoid the nuts touching. Use all the glaze from the bowl, and pour over the pecans. Bake 250 degrees for 60 minutes, stirring one-time during the hour until the pecans are dry and crunchy.

6. Once done, slide the parchment off of the hot baking sheet and allow the pecans to cool completely on the countertop.

8. Store in a decorated mason jars (hot glue small wooden leaves from the craft store) or airtight containers. Write out a cute gift tag, and maybe include the recipe for a fun gift!

notes

These pecans are spicy, if you prefer, you can leave out the cayenne pepper for a sweeter treat.
Serve spicy pecans on a cheese board, or in a festive fall salad.
Use parchment paper and not wax paper – it will melt).

GO to DeliciousTable here for a printable recipe >

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