| Level: | Easy |
| Yield: | 2 cups |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray or vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons egg white (1 extra-large egg)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon chile powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups whole pecan halves (8 ounces)
- 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a sheet pan with the cooking spray or brush it lightly with oil.
- Place the egg white in a large bowl and whisk vigorously for 15 seconds, until light and frothy. Whisk in the brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, chile powder, cloves, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the pecans and mix well, until thoroughly coated. Pour the mixture, including any liquid, onto the prepared pan and spread in a single layer. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing twice with a metal spatula. Each time you toss the pecans, spread them out again in one layer. When they’re done, sprinkle with fleur de sel and allow to cool completely; they will crisp as they cool. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 261 |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 15 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 113 mg |
Reviews
Weeelllll, it made a large gloppy mess that I wasn’t impressed with. I suspect this could be a good recipe for a candied pecan mix for dessert recipes if using sugar instead of salt. I felt the overall recipe was too salty, especially with the sprinkling of fleur de sel (I had to use Himalayan pink salt as I didn’t have the sel). WHAT was to purpose of the egg white???
Very easy and delicious. Going to add a pinch of cayenne next time to kick up the heat. Otherwise a perfect recipe.
Excellent flavor, perfect on my cheese board. Everyone loved them. Going to make a new batch today for the weekend. Need to store them out of sight or they tend to disappear.
This recipe is sheer perfection. I can’t think of anything I would change.