Spicy Pecans
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- Yield Makes 5 cups
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 5 cups (20 ounces) pecans
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, and sugar.
- In a medium bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Whisk in spice mixture. Stir in pecans. Spread coated pecans in a single layer onto the baking sheets. Bake for about 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees. Rotate the sheets in oven, and cook for 10 minutes more.
- Immediately spread pecans in a single layer on clean parchment paper; let cool before serving or storing. (Pecans will keep, in an airtight container, up to 1 week at room temperature.)
I think this recipe is fantastic as is - I made them for a holiday party and they were gone by the end. If you do not like spicy food, then just use less cayenne.
I just made these the other night. I like spicy food but i feel that 2 tbs of cayenne pepper is a little too much. Plus they were not sweet or salty enough for me. Next time I will add more sugar and salt and less cayenne. Overall they are not bad, they just need a little something else.
These were very good.
I used less sugar, less cayenne (I ran out), and added more paprika, cumin, coriander, black pepper and a dash of clove. And almonds.
I have made these with the full two tablespoons of cayenne -- very spicy but not inedible -- pretty good, in fact. I have made it with other mixtures of spices (more sweet ones and/or cumin), various kinds of nuts, and substituting Splenda for sugar. All worked well!
I just made these with roughly 1 tsp cayenne, n n n n tsp paprika, 1 egg white, n n n n cup sugar, and a hefty sprinkling of vanilla sugar for 16 oz of nuts. Very yummy, with a kick from the pepper. Any more cayenne would have been way too much!! I think 2 TB is definitely a typo.
i haven't made this yet, but 2 tablespoons of cayenne would not be edible!
Is 2 TB of cayenne a typo? I"m getting ready to make these pecans but I am afraid of adding all the cayenne; I just made an entire batch of chili with just 1/2 tsp of cayenne! Please let me know how spicy these pecans really are if you have made this recipe aleady. Thanks!
This is a great addition to a greens and dried fruit salad, along with crumble gorgonzola cheese. It's a family favorite!
This is a great addition to a greens and dried fruit salad, along with crumble gorgonzola cheese. It's a family favorite!