Cinnamon and Sugar Coated Pecans

I have been looking for a recipe like this for years!  Last year I made one and the pecans were sticky and soggy...yuck!  This year I searched the web and looked at several recipes, and then kind of took the parts I like from different ones and made these!  They were EXACTLY what I was looking for!  :)  They were delicious warm and room temperature!  And these will make great gifts in little gift bags or jars.

Of course, pecans are expensive.  I buy mine at Costco.  You can always try a different kind of nut!!

Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

4 cups pecans (about 1 pound)
1 egg white
1 tbsp. water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon


Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Spray two baking sheets (with sides!) generously with cooking spray.  Put the egg white and water in a mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, whip the egg and water until it is foamy.  Pour the nuts into the bowl and toss to coat.  Place half the sugar/cinnamon mixture in a shallow bowl.  Grab a handful of coated nuts and toss them in the mixture.  Place on baking sheet.  When you run out of sugar/cinnamon mixture, add the rest to your bowl. (The reason I don't add it all at once is it ends up getting all gooey, and the last nuts don't get a great coating.)  Make sure pecans are in a single layer on the sheets, place both in oven on two different racks (make sure there is space between racks).  Bake for 30-35 minutes, stirring nuts every 10 minutes and swapping the pans between racks. (35 minutes were perfect for mine!)

Hope  you love these as much as we all did!