Candied Bourbon Pecans

(from desert.rose32’s recipe box)

Categories: Snacks

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb pecan halves
  • 1 Tbsp Bourbon
  • 1/2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/2 Tbsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/8 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
  • dash nutmeg
  • dash cloves
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250ยบ and line baking sheet with foil.

  2. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.

  3. Stir and set aside.

  4. In a large bowl, combine the egg white, whiskey, vanilla and honey.

  5. Whisk together until frothy.

  6. Add the pecans and stir to coat.

  7. With a slotted spoon or fork, remove pecans and add them to sugar mixture, don’t dump in the extra liquid.

  8. Pour pecans out onto prepared baking sheet.

  9. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes or so.

  10. The pecans will be sticky until they cool.

  11. Allow to cool.

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