Description
Our old-fashioned cinnamon roasted pecans recipe is so easy to make! You only need 6 ingredients and a few minutes to get started!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound raw pecans (about 4 cups pecan halves)
- 3/4–1 cup (150–200 grams) sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg white
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat The Oven & Prep Your Pan. Start by preheating the oven to 250 degrees F. Set out a cookie sheet/sheet pan for later. (Don’t line it with parchment or foil–it interferes with the dehydrating process).
- Combine The Cinnamon Sugar Mixture. In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk or stir until very well blended and set aside.
- Froth The Egg White And Vanilla. In a large mixing bowl, combine egg white and vanilla. Use a hand mixer to beat the egg white 1-2 minutes, or until just frothy. This works with a whisk, too, it’ll just take longer. You don’t want it super liquid (not enough beating) and you don’t want to whip it to stiff peaks (too much beating!)
- Coat The Pecans. Add pecans to the frothy egg white mixture and stir to coat. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture and stir again, until all pecans are well coated.
- Bake The Pecans. Spread the cinnamon sugar pecans out into an even layer on your prepared baking sheet. Roast in the preheated oven at 250 degrees F. for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. (Bake the full time, or the cinnamon-sugar coating won’t be as dry and crisp as you need.)
- Cool Completely. Remove the pecans from the oven and cool completely on the baking sheet before storing.
- Serve Or Store. Store cooled cinnamon pecans in an airtight container, jar, or bag at room temperature 2 weeks, or freeze in a freezer bag for 1 month.
Notes
*I recommend using pecan halves for this recipe. Chopped pecans will cook more quickly and unevenly, so it’s best to stick with pecan halves.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
