Honey-Chipotle Pecans

Name: Honey-Chipotle Pecans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 cups, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons honey; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chipotle powder; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups pecan halves; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt

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"Not your standard toasted nuts; sweet, yet slightly salty, with a flash of smokey fire. Goes great in soups (especially sweet potato or pumpkin) and salads or delicious on their own as a snack or party appetizer."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 2 cups
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 tablespoons honey
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons dried chipotle powder
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups pecan halves
2 tablespoons sugar
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt

directions

Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a skillet, warm honey with chipotle powder and cinnamon over low heat, then add the nuts and stir to coat evenly.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then spread nuts evenly in a single layer on the sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until nuts are fragrant (10-15 minutes).
Allow to cool slightly (1 minute).
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and salt.
Add the warm pecans, and toss to coat evenly.
Spread out on fresh sheet of waxed paper and let dry completely.
Store in an airtight container.

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Reviews

Honey-Chipotle Pecans aka crack, or at least they should be. Honestly, you need to give us some warning with a recipe that is so delicious that you find yourself eating a weeks worth of calories before they have cooled from the oven.=) Thank you for sharing a recipe that I will probably make forever!

Sandy
Ohhh, I must not make these too often; I can't stay away from them!! I don't have chipotle powder, so in its place I use 1 tsp. chili powder, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, and 1/8 tsp Ghost pepper powder. Perfect kick at the end when I'm eating them!!

J-Lynn
I love nuts. For instance my sister...she's as nutty as a pecan pie and I STILL love her. Wonderful recipe!

gailanng
These nuts made me do my happy dance immediately! So good!

krpkeisha
I made these nuts to give away in holiday gift bags. They have a really nice Chipotle flavor. I opted to mix in the white sugar and salt before baking so that there would be a more solid caramel on the nuts. They were great, thank you.

averybird

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Tweaks

These are excellent. I love sweet-hot things, and these fit the bill. They were also very easy to throw together. The only thing I did a little different was that I used Agave Syrup in place of most of the honey. I will be taking them to Florida next week to be shared by a house full of friends. I will report back with their comments. UPDATE AFTER THE VACATION: These were a giant hit. I should have made a double batch. Will definately be making these often.

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