Over the holiday, I fell in love with these pecans. I think that I made 3 batches of them. I always make my Candied Pecans to give as gifts, but I had to include these pecans in my holiday gift baskets this year as well. My favorite flavor combination is orange and rosemary, and combined with sweet and salty, these pecans are to die for. You could use any combination of nuts that you like, but I love pecans. These nuts are good to have around the house during the holidays, they go perfectly with a cheese plate, and make a really nice hostess gift.
I got this recipe from my good friend Kristi, who got it from Real Simple.
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4 cups pecans
3 Tablespoons melted butter
6 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon sea salt
3 Tablespoons chopped rosemary
3 Tablespoons orange zest
Roast the pecans in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Make sure that you watch them. Nothing is more frustrating (or expensive) than burning 4 cups of pecans. Not that I speak from experience or anything, but nuts go from perfect to burnt in seconds.
Finely chop the rosemary.
Zest 3 oranges. I got about a Tablespoon of zest from each.
Melt the butter in a large saute pan.
Add the pecans, sugar, salt, rosemary, and orange zest.
Give a good toss. Keep in an airtight container.
Ingredients
- 4 cups pecans
- 3 Tablespoons melted butter
- 6 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon sea salt
- 3 Tablespoons chopped rosemary
- 3 Tablespoons orange zest
Instructions
- Roast the pecans in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Make sure that you watch them. Nothing is more frustrating (or expensive) than burning 4 cups of pecans. Not that I speak from experience or anything, but nuts go from perfect to burnt in seconds.
- Finely chop the rosemary.
- Zest 3 oranges. I got about a Tablespoon of zest from each.
- Melt the butter in a large saute pan.
- Add the pecans, sugar, salt, rosemary, and orange zest.
- Give a good toss. Keep in an airtight container.
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I’ve never met a pecan I don’t like and these are no exception! ps- how do I get you your holiday gift list?
Kelley {mountain mama cooks} recently posted..Weeknight Pasta Puttanesca
me neither Kelley! I will write a post about it if you like.
These sound delicious! I bet they would be a great addition to a salad!
Hilliary @Happily Ever Healthy recently posted..Thankful Tuesday
they are!
These sound sooo yummy!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar recently posted..Curried Butternut Squash Soup
these are really good in a salad too.
[...] Print Orange and Rosemary Pecans Ingredients4 cups pecans 3 Tablespoons melted butter 6 Tablespoons sugar 1 Tablespoon sea salt 3 Tablespoons chopped rosemary 3 Tablespoons orange zestInstructionsRoast the pecans in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Make sure that you watch them. Nothing is more frustrating (or expensive) than burning 4 cups of pecans. Not that I speak from experience or anything, but nuts go from perfect to burnt in seconds. Finely chop the rosemary. Zest 3 oranges. I got about a Tablespoon of zest from each. Melt the butter in a large saute pan. Add the pecans, sugar, salt, rosemary, and orange zest. Give a good toss. Keep in an airtight container.Google Recipe View Microformatting by ZipList Recipe Plugin1.4http://bakedbree.com/orange-and-rosemary-pecans [...]
These are gorgeous, can’t wait to try them. I think rosemary is my favorite herb and it sounds wonderful paired with orange!
Cassie recently posted..Creamy Baked Mac and Goat Cheese
it is a perfect pairing.
I made rosemary chipotle almonds before Xmas . These look crazy good!
Just saw your banana bread on FG when I was checking a submission. Congrats!
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Candied nuts (typically almonds for me!) are a holiday staple of mine as well. But these sounds like a really fun variation on the typical roasted nut. Can’t wait to try them out!
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I hope that you do Sherice!
These look perfect! I’ve seen people make this type of thing with so much butter and sugar that it becomes clumps of sugar with nuts sticking out, not to mention sickening sweet! Your pecans, however, look wonderfully balanced. Rosemary and sage are my favorite cold-weather herbs.
Brandon
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Thank you Brandon! These are really good and not at all buttery. Glad that you like the new banner.
Ooooh I love the flavors in this recipe. I’m a total pecan fanatic and I can only imagine how fantastic they must taste!!
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they are fantastic. One of my favorites.
Yum! Orange and rosemary are one of my favorite flavor combinations. Pecans are one of my favorite nuts, these must be addictive.
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yes, they really are.
I just made these and they are delicious!
aren’t they? I am glad that you liked them.
Oh my goodness–I just sat down with a little bowl of these pecans (and cashews) to catch up on Baked Bree and lo and behold, there was the recipe for the very thing I was eating! I cannot get enough of these tasty bits, and have made them several times since Blue’s party too. How thoughtful of you to share the recipe for this nutty goodness. Now I can’t wait to try my hand at the slow cooker nuts!
I love these! And love a recipe from a friend even more. Every time I make and eat them, I will think of you.
I had to come back and comment on how delicious these turned out! I’m catering for 40 this afternoon and I just made a triple batch using a mix of pecans and almonds. They are so unbelievably good! Thank you!!
I’m wondering if these end up dry – so i can package them for gifts without the cello bags getting greasy looking, or if they are more suitable for eating at a party (as opposed to packaging for gifts). They’ll need to sit for a week in a bag before they are given out! Thanks – they look sooo delicious!
Not totally dry. I use this recipe for packaging: http://bakedbree.com/candied-pecans
These turned out so light and fragrant! I’ve had enough holiday sweet stuff and am going to make another batch of these
I love these nuts! I like to have a mix of sweet and savory.