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Candied Pecans

OMG!!! The smell that comes from these immediately makes it Thanksgiving in the house.. These can be made in advance but I prefer to make the morning of because the smell is just so amazing!

Ingredients

  • 1.50 cup Sugar
  • .50 cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • .50 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • .50 cup Raw Sugar
  • 4 cups Pecans
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 1 Egg White
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger - Only add if you like ginger
  • 1.5 tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 1.5 teaspoons Vanilla
  • Parchment Paper / Cookie Sheet

Instructions

  • Night before - measure everything out and get all supplies out
  • MEDIUM BOWL- measure out the sugars, cinnamon and ginger - mix together
  • SMALL BOWL - measure out the vanilla and whisk with the egg white - make it nice and FROTHY
  • CROCKPOT - Spray with cooking spray
  • Pecans - put in the crockpot
  • Egg white mix - pour the frothy mixture over the nuts and mix the nuts in the froth until all the nuts are coated in froth
  • Sugar Mix - Sprinkle 1/2 of this over the nuts, stir, pour the other 1/2 over the nuts. Stir until all the nuts are coated.
  • COOK - Set your temperature to LOW and cook for about 3 hours.
  • STIR - Every 20 minutes stir the nuts, make certain they are not sticking to the crockpot.
  • WATER - Last 25 / 30 minutes pour the water over the nuts and stir.
  • STIR - Every 10 minutes stir and make certain they are not burning or sticking.
    * The water will make them crunchy.
  • DUMP - When time is up - dump the nuts onto parchment paper and let them cool for about 15 minutes.