With the holiday season is well underway and for some of us, winding down, most of our presents have been dispensed, most of our holiday goodies delivered. If you were late to the game or still in the thick of party season, you might still be searching for the perfect gift for your host or hostess. If you don't have the energy to hit the post-Christmas sales, you can make an amazing gift in your own kitchen, which I did, courtesy of an superb recipe from Lisa, a good friend and great cook.
Addictive Sugar Spiced Pecans
Ingredients:
4 cups pecan halves
2 egg whites
1 cup white sugar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300F. Combine all pecans and egg whites in a large ziploc bag. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
2. Toss cinnamon sugar with pecans until thoroughly coated.
3. Bake 30 minutes on a rimmed baking sheet, stirring pecans every 10 minutes.
I wrapped these in individual cellophane bags to give as holiday gifts. They're a tasty diversion from holiday cookies and super easy to make!
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
sounds yummy! your food photos are always so good, too. That is one of my 2009 goals - to become a better food photographer.
Posted by: Amy | December 26, 2008 at 03:00 AM
I love these!
Posted by: mandy | December 26, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Beautiful photos and they do taste as good as they look!!
Hugs-Lisa
Posted by: Lisa | December 26, 2008 at 03:00 AM
These sound delicious and relatively easy to make. Very cute packaging too! what a treat
Posted by: alexandra's kitchen | December 26, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Merry Christmas to you, too! Those pecans are a fantastic little gift!
Posted by: E.P. | December 27, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Perfect gift, and they do make a nice change from cookies!
Posted by: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) | December 27, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Those pecans look great - I've tried various spiced pecan recipes, but have never found one that's good enough to repeat. I'll have to give this a try!
Posted by: Sara | December 27, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Pecans are my favorite and this looks like a delicious and easy recipe. These will be perfect for New Year's Eve.
Posted by: Cathy at Wives with Knives | December 28, 2008 at 03:00 AM
Those look delish, whoever got a taste of them was lucky indeed!
Posted by: Ari (Baking and Books) | December 29, 2008 at 03:00 AM
OH man, I love candied pecans. I go crazy over them.
Posted by: Emily | December 29, 2008 at 03:00 AM
YUMMY!! Happy New Year to you!!
Posted by: Debbie Davis | December 29, 2008 at 03:00 AM
What a great present! I saw a similar recipe but wasn't sure how it would turn out but it sounds like a resounding success! Happy 2009 Maris! :)
Posted by: Lorraine E | December 31, 2008 at 03:00 AM
"Cake Now, Diet Later," good mantra!
Happy 2009, Maris! Best wishes for an amazing new year!
Posted by: Sandie | December 31, 2008 at 03:00 AM
These look wonderful!
Posted by: vanessa | January 05, 2009 at 03:00 AM