Candied Pecans -- egg whites or butter? brown sugar or white?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

If you have a favorite, easy way to prepare them, please let me know. I can't find my tried and true, have forgotten how I used to do them, and am finding conflicting recipes on the net. No weird or hot spices, please, I like them sweet... I think I used to coat them with sugar and drizzle them with melted butter...

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

I used this one last year with great success. They have a coating on them; you can see what I mean by the picture

I went through pounds of nuts...Made 4 or 6 batches of them. I added every kind of nut I had in the house. except the human kind...Gave most away, but they were so good. We ate way to many though.

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

Not exactly what you are asking for but these are wonderful.

Spiced Nuts:
Mix all together:
1 c sugar
2/3 c water
3/4 t salt
1 t vanilla
1 t cinnamon
Simmer in an iron skillet until the syrup forms a thin thread. Stir in nuts and turn out on a buttered plate and seperate gently.

Joy

[Hophop4 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hophop4]

Try this one....

1 c sugar
1/4 evaporated milk
2 tbsp BOURBON
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 tbsp butter
2 c pecans

Mix sugar, milk and bourbon in saucepan stirring constantly until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees). Remove from fire, add cinnamon, butter and vanilla. Stir in the nuts. Keep stirring until glaze forms. Pour out on waxpaper and separate nuts. Allow to dry before storing in a container.

Yummmy!!!

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

Well...I'm glad we solved this one for you!!! I guess there's no way around it. You have to make a decision on which one to use...no matter what.

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

I think you should make several batches of each and mail samplings to each G

Joy

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I think you should make several batches of each and mail samplings to each G

Joy

I have one bag of pecans, and there isn't enough money in the world to get me back out shopping between now and the time I need to make them.... maybe next year

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I have one bag of pecans, and there isn't enough money in the world to get me back out shopping between now and the time I need to make them.... maybe next year

Well, that doesn't sound much like Christmas spirit to me.

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

I have one bag of pecans, and there isn't enough money in the world to get me back out shopping between now and the time I need to make them.... maybe next year

Can you cut the recipe in half? I think all of them can be cut..it won't matter if it's off a little.
I think you should try it..A bag is usually close to a lb. anyway.

You didn't buy the snack packs did you?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Ok, thanks for your ideas. Hophop (love the name, btw), no bourbon or evaporated milk around. And Jericap, those look good, but not quite what I'm looking for. Joy, yours also sound good, but I was bent on baking them...

I opted for a variation on this, but no allspice, less cinnamon (I don't like cinnamon), and since the eggwhite didn't seem to stretch far enough I added some melted butter (solved that dilemma):

Candied Pecans: easy and addictive - Slashfood

I'll let you know how they turn out...

eta: they look weird so far... now on to bastardizing a sweet potato casserole.