Sweet and Spicy Pecans – toasted pecans coated in a delicious blend of spices, perfect for a party, get together or gift giving this holiday season.
Everyone in my family loves nuts of all sorts, whether on their own, spiced or in a snack mix. Nuts, of some kind, are one of my go-to items for entertaining.
I love sweet and spicy combinations, especially with nuts, and decided to make Sweet and Spicy Pecans for my family’s Christmas get together this year.
These Sweet and Spicy Pecans are so easy to make. Just toss pecans in a mixture that includes melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, cumin and cayenne and toast them in the oven. The resulting pecans are so delicious and smell amazing.
When I’m entertaining out of town guests, I like to set out a pretty bowl of nuts, such as these Sweet and Spicy Pecans, for everyone to nibble on throughout the day. These Sweet and Spicy Pecans are also a great addition to the appetizer table and a wonderful accompaniment during cocktail hour.
These Sweet and Spicy Pecans are also great for gift-giving. I like to use mason jars for packaging homemade food items and include a pretty custom made label on the jar lids.
For a free printable set of Sweet and Spicy Pecans mason jar labels, click here.
These Sweet and Spicy Pecans, with a delicious coating of sugar and spices including cinnamon, cumin and cayenne, are perfect for a holiday party or get together.
Package these fragrant nuts in pretty mason jars, and add custom labels, for an easy and delicious homemade gift for family, friends, neighbors, co-workers or teachers.
Sweet and Spicy Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 16-oz (1 pound) package pecan halves
- 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Add pecans to a large mixing bowl, set aside.
- In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add cumin, cinnamon, cayenne and stir until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
- Pour butter mixture over pecans in mixing bowl.
- Add brown sugar and salt to mixing bowl, stirring to coat the pecans.
- Transfer pecans to prepared cookie sheet, spreading evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until nuts are toasted, about 20 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
We make our own version of spiced pecans that we use in salads and over ice cream. The combo of sweet and spicy is perfect for any recipe with nuts.
These look “yummalicious!” (That’s good!)
In the name of good health, I’ve been replacing my brown sugar with coconut palm sugar, and I expect these would be delicious with that substitution.
These look so yummy, i shared it on pinterest.
I would love to get a gift of these sweet crunchy pecans! (hint hint) 🙂 They look so yummy! Happy Holidays!
Oh I am totally with you on roasted nuts over the holidays, I made so so many batches, and they all went in an instant, with all the visitors during that time! I love your version, the spicy kick sounds great!
I love a little heat with my pecans and love how easy your recipe is. Would be the perfect gift!
Nice twist on what I like to call candied pecans! In the South, where I grew up, one loves candied pecans, sweet pecans…. And I am sure this would blow one’s mind!
What wonderful idea. This would also make great birthday gifts throughout the year. Can’t wait to try this.
Mmmm I just made some candied pecans, and now I wish I’d added a little spice like these! They sound great.
I love spicy nuts — anytime. But for some reason it seems they just make the holidays. I think it would be a great idea to make them throughout the year. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!
Hugs,
Deb
This is great for snacking!! I love pecans and these sweet and spicy pecans look great!
What a quick and easy recipe! I must try these, thanks for sharing!
these look super addicting!
Hmm I love the sound of this I love nuts at Christmas 🙂
Have a nuttytastic Christmas 🙂
We love seasoned nuts but have never made them. This recipe is just perfect for the holidays! Thanks for sharing!
Joy, these are yummy! One question. Does the recipe call for 1 or 2 16 oz bags of pecans? Or did you intend only 1?
Merry Christmas!
Linda
Thanks Linda, just 1 16-oz bag of pecans, thanks for the catch, I’ve updated the recipe! Merry Christmas!
These sound real nice. Thank you.
Thanks Liz, they are really good and so easy to make too!