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Honey-Chipotle Pecans

Source of Recipe

I adapted from recipezaar


Recipe Introduction

These are wonderful! And they make a great little food gift at the holidays.

List of Ingredients

2 tablespoons or so honey
1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (see note)
3/4 teaspoon or so ground cinnamon (I use Penzey's Chinese Cassia)
2 cups pecan halves
2 tablespoons sugar (I use C&H super-fine baker's sugar)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I use Penzey's Vietnamese)
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt (I use fine sea salt)


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a small skillet or small saucepan, heat honey with chipotle powder and 3/4 tsp. cinnamon over low heat, then add the nuts and stir to coat evenly. (Squirt in a tiny bit more honey if needed).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then spread nuts evenly in a single layer on the sheet. Bake in preheated oven until nuts are fragrant (about 10 minutes to 11 minutes).

Allow to cool slightly for about 60 seconds.

In a bowl, combine sugar, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and salt.

Add the warm pecans, and toss to coat evenly.

Spread out on parchment or waxed paper and let dry completely. Store in an airtight container.

NOTES : The original recipe called for 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground chipotle but I reduced it so they wouldn't be so hot. It also didn't call for cinnamon in the sugar/salt mixture. Recipe doubles easily.