Spiced Holiday Pecans
"Great to nibble on with a glass of Champagne over the holidays! From Bon Appetit."
photo by Junebug
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
4 cups
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup packed golden brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder (a blend of ground anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger, available in the spice section of)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 cups pecan halves
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter 2 large baking sheets.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, salt and spices; stir until sugar dissolves.
- Add nuts to sugar mixture and cook until syrup thickly coats nuts, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer nuts to prepared baking sheets.
- Bake until golden, about 5-10 minutes.
- Cool (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature).
Questions & Replies
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If I make these ahead, how to keep them fresh for several days? Is Tupperware good. Will they stay crisp?
Reviews
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Well I want to give this a 5 star! The pecans were gobbled down with gusto. I could not enjoy them as i have a slight allergy to anise but I go along with the majority - they exclaimed 5 star all the way. So thanks, I would have loved to enjoy them but the headache would not be worth it.. I didn't see the Chinese 5 spice beore I chose to review it. Bev my guests thank you profusely and have said "Play it again Bergy"! -
Very good, nice combination of spices. Fairly easy to make, but keep an eye on it when it's baking, it goes from toasted to burned very quickly. -
Excellent flavor. Yummy! will make this often. Easy to make. -
These nuts are wonderful! I have a freezer full of pecans just waiting to be used in something besides muffins and pies. These things are definately addicting! The spice combination and the pecans worked well together. I made extra and put them in the freezer for the holidays. We absolutely loved these snacklettes! Thanks for sharing Bev! -
Excellent combination of spices. As noted before, watch them carefully. Mine were done long before the 10 minutes specified.
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