Blueberry muffins that are perfect, with a lovely brown sugar crumb baked frosting. When heated, they become especially juicy and delicious.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons orange-flavored liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®)
- 1 ½ teaspoons coffee-flavored liqueur (such as Kahlua®)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tangerine, finely zested
- 1 pound shelled pecan halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Heavily butter a large metal baking sheet.
- Beat egg whites and water together in the bowl of a stand mixer until stiff peaks form. Add orange extract and vanilla extract; beat until incorporated, 1 minute.
- Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; fold sugar mixture into egg white mixture until just incorporated. Fold in rosemary and tangerine zest until evenly mixed. Add pecans to the sugar-egg white mixture; toss to coat. Spread coated pecans in one layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven, turning the baking sheet and stirring the pecans with a metal spoon every 8 to 10 minutes, until crispy and golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a sheet of parchment paper to cool completely.
Reviews
I would double all the spices. They did not taste orange to me. I would add twice as much of the liquor. I added a lot of rosemary but it did not taste of Rosemary at all! We did stir it every 10 minutes. We will eat them but they do not have the flavor of orange again. I put 2 t of orange and Kahlua each.
Absolutely delicious! I made them per the recipe except doubled the cinnamon (I always do in any recipe). I’d add more rosemary next time and could cut back on the sugar (they’re very sweet), but yum!!! I’m making another batch ASAP.
This recipe doesn’t tell you when to add the Grand Marnier and the Kahlua, so I just added it with the extracts. This is a good variation on traditional spiced pecans that are served this time of year, but this has a nice twist…a subtle hint of orange. I couldn’t taste the rosemary at all and I thought that was an interesting addition, so I think I will double that next time. These will be gone in no time, they taste great!