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Candied Pecans

Cuisine: Cajun
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups 438g / 15ozPecan halves
2 tablespoons 30mlButter or margarine
1/2 cup 164g / 5.8ozCorn syrup - light
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar

Recipe Instructions

1. Place pecans in 13x9x2-inch baking pan; heat in 250F oven 5 minutes.

2. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in corn syrup and half the sugar.

3. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil without stirring 5 minutes.

4. Pour syrup over nuts, stirring constantly to coat evenly.

5. Bake in 250F oven 1 hour, stirring several times.

6. Sprinkle nuts with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, tossing to coat evenly; immediately spread out on greased cookie sheets to cool.

7. Quickly separate into individual pecan halves; cool.

8. Store in tightly covered container.

Source:
LHJ Recipes

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