Sneak Attack Spicy Pecans

Name: Sneak Attack Spicy Pecans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 cups
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 -2 tablespoon water; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder; 2 cups pecan halves

Submitted by Kaleas and Liams Tu

"Every year, my Dad sends me a box of pecans grown on his property in Granbury, Texas. My stepmom sent me a recipe for spicy pecans, which I accidentally deleted out of my email, then couldn't find again. This is sort of a combination of two other recipes, that I liked better. At first, these nuts taste like sugar-glazed pecans, but then they sneak up and "bite." If you're not "into" spicy food, you can cut the Cayenne in half."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 2 cups

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter
³⁄₄ cup sugar
1 -2 tablespoon water
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne powder
2 cups pecan halves

directions

Melt butter in a large, preferably non-stick skillet.
Add sugar, and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add enough water to make a workable glaze mixture.
Add cayenne and stir well.
Add nuts and toss until all nuts are well-glazed with sugar mixture.
Transfer nuts to a foil lined cookie sheet--spray with non-stick spray, if desired.
Bake at 350^F for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven, transfer nuts to waxed paper to cool.