Spiced Holiday Pecans

Submitted by Bev I Am

"Great to nibble on with a glass of Champagne over the holidays! From Bon Appetit."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: cups

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder (a blend of ground anise, cinnamon, star anise, cloves and ginger, available in the spice section of)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups pecan halves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Butter 2 large baking sheets.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in large skillet over medium heat.
4. Add brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, salt and spices; stir until sugar dissolves.
5. Add nuts to sugar mixture and cook until syrup thickly coats nuts, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
6. Transfer nuts to prepared baking sheets.
7. Bake until golden, about 5-10 minutes.
8. Cool (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature).

Reviews

[Bergy]

Well I want to give this a 5 star! The pecans were gobbled down with gusto. I could not enjoy them as i have a slight allergy to anise but I go along with the majority - they exclaimed 5 star all the way. So thanks, I would have loved to enjoy them but the headache would not be worth it.. I didn't see the Chinese 5 spice beore I chose to review it. Bev my guests thank you profusely and have said "Play it again Bergy"!

 

[AnnB9087]

Very good, nice combination of spices. Fairly easy to make, but keep an eye on it when it's baking, it goes from toasted to burned very quickly.

 

[ejnei]

Excellent flavor. Yummy! will make this often. Easy to make.

 

[Miss Annie]

These nuts are wonderful! I have a freezer full of pecans just waiting to be used in something besides muffins and pies. These things are definately addicting! The spice combination and the pecans worked well together. I made extra and put them in the freezer for the holidays. We absolutely loved these snacklettes! Thanks for sharing Bev!

 

[Vicki in AZ]

Excellent combination of spices. As noted before, watch them carefully. Mine were done long before the 10 minutes specified.