Candied Pecans
These Candied Pecans are lightly crisp, perfectly sweet, and made with simple pantry ingredients, no refined sugar required. They come together quickly on the stovetop, store well for gifting, and are perfect for packaging into jars as an easy homemade holiday gift. Use them for snacking, topping salads, or adding to cheese boards, oatmeal, or yogurt.
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SERVINGS: 4 jars
Ingredients
- 6 cups raw pecan halves
- 1 ½ cups coconut sugar
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 egg whites
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
Enable step-by-step mode- Preheat oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet.
- Whisk egg whites until foamy.
- Stir in coconut sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add pecans and toss to coat.
- Spread evenly on baking sheet.
- Bake 45–50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Cool completely before storing.