Chinese Five Spice Pecans
Recipe by Denise Rich
30-Minute Meals
These are great for a cheese platter, scattered over a salad or as a topping for pumpkin pie or cheesecake. Make a double batch and give as holiday gifts.
Serves
4 servings
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
Spiced Vanilla Bean Sugar
1/2 cup Spiced Vanilla Bean Sugar
1/2 cup water
Fine Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
1 tsp. Fine Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
Fine Black Malabar Pepper
1/2 tsp. Fine Black Malabar Pepper
Chinese Five Spice
2 tsp. Chinese Five Spice
4 cups pecan halves
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 large baking sheets with 1 Tbsp. butter each. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar, water, salt, pepper and Chinese Five Spice. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add nuts and cook until syrup thickly coats nuts, stirring frequently, about 5 min. Transfer nuts to prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden, about 10 min. Cool on baking sheets. Break apart and store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
For a slightly different flavor direction, try Garam Masala or Mt. Baker Chai Spice Seasoning in place of Chinese Five Spice.
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