FAMICOOK

Candied pecans

Name: Candied pecans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 People
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: "2 cups toasted pecans"; "2 tablespoons butter"; "1/3 cup granulated sugar"; "1/2 cup brown sugar"; "1/3 cup water"; "1/2 teaspoon salt"; "1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon"; "1 teaspoon vanilla extract"

Pecan is one of the most nutritional nut that used popularly in different cooking recipe as well as snack. If you find it’s boring to enjoy toasted pecans, let try to make candied pecans and keep them in an airtight container to serve. They are not only delicious when used as snack, topping, but also a perfect gift for friends or kids.

Ration

6 people

Prepare time

5 minute

Cooking time

10 minute

Ingredient

2 cups

toasted pecans

2 tablespoons

butter

1/3 cup

granulated sugar

1/2 cup

brown sugar

1/3 cup

water

1/2 teaspoon

salt

1/2 teaspoon

ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon

vanilla extract

How to do

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet, over medium-low heat. Add the pecans to cook for 4 – 5 minutes, stir occasionally. Then remove them from heat.

Melt the other 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet, over medium heat. Add the remaining ingredients into the skillet. When the sugar begins to melt, lower the heat, cook until the mixture begins to bubble.

Add the pecans into the bubbled mixture, cook for 3 minutes, stir frequently. Meanwhile, prepare a large tray lined with parchment paper.

After 3 minutes of cooking, remove the pecans from heat and transfer them to the prepared lined tray, spread them out. Let the pecans cool down completely.

Once the pecans are cool, break them apart and enjoy, or keep them in an airtight container for later serving.