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
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Preheat oven to 225°.
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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.
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Note: Store in an airtight container for up to one week.