The Best Roasted Pecans

The best roasted pecans recipe yields sweet cinnamon-sugary pecans from only 6 ingredients: white and brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, pecans, and egg white.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 565 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup light brown sugar
• 1.5 pounds pecan halves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until crisp, turning occasionally, 45 to 60 minutes.

Step 3

Beat egg white in a large glass or metal bowl until foamy and soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg white will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.

Step 4

Stir pecan halves into whipped egg white.

Step 5

Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl; stir into pecan mixture.

Step 6

Coat bottom of a jelly roll pan with softened butter. Spread pecan mixture in an even single layer in the prepared pan.