Candied pecans

INGREDIENTS

• 100g (½ cup) sugar;
• 100g (½ cup) brown sugar;
• 8g (1 tbsp) cinnamon;
• 6g (1 tsp) salt;
• 450g (4 cups) uncooked pecans;
• 1 egg white;
• ½ tsp vanilla essence.

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 150C/350F.

2. In a large bowl beat egg whites with vanilla using a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.

3. In a medium bowl whisk brown and white sugar with cinnamon and salt.

4. Add pecans into the bowl of egg whites, followed by a bowl of sugar-cinnamon. Fold everything carefully, making sure that pecans are fully coated.

5. Transfer pecans onto a large baking pan and spread them out evenly. Bake for 40-45 minutes at 150C/300F, stirring every 15 minutes. Make sure the pecans cool down before transferring them into a container for storage.