Orange Chipotle-Spiced Pecan Mix

(from shawn’s recipe box)

Prepare a batch of this smoky-sweet mix to have on hand when visitors drop by. Or pack them into handsome jars to give as gifts.
2 1/2 cups (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Source: Laura Zapalowski, Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2008

Categories: Nuts

Ingredients

  • * 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
  • * 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
  • * 1 large egg white
  • * 2 cups pecan halves
  • * 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • * 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • * 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
  • * Cooking spray
  • * 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 225°.

  2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Stir in pecans. Combine sugar, salt, and pepper. Add to pecan mixture; toss well. Spread mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 225° for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven; cool completely. Stir in cranberries.

  3. Note: Store in an airtight container for up to one week.

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