Sugar Coated Pecans

A couple years ago, while Dr. Sweetpea and I were living in Chicago, we went to the Christkindle Market to enjoy some holiday festivities. While we were walking around we were overwhelmed by the smell of cinnamon wafting through the air. Eventually we caved and bought some cinnamon-sugar coated pecans. They tasted as good as they smelled and we inhaled all of it within minutes. Dr. Sweetpea has been asking me to replicate those pecans for a while now and I FINALLY found a recipe that comes close. These turned out absolutely amazing and definitely brought back memories of eating pecans while walking around Chicago during the holiday season. Dr. Sweetpea devoured handfuls after coming home from work. 

Sugar Coated Pecans

(Source: All Recipes)

1 egg white

1 tablespoon water

1 pound pecan halves (4 cups)

1 cup granulated sugar (I used 1/2 cup and thought it was perfect)

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one baking sheet. In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.