Candied Pecans

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 spread pecan halves on a cookie sheet and toast for 5 minutes, stirring once.
• 3 while pecans are toasting, butter sides of a 2 quart saucepan. combine water and next 3 ingredients in saucepan. heat and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil. continue to cook while stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to soft ball stage (236 degrees). remove from heat and beat by hand for 1 minute or until mixture begins to get creamy.
• 4 add vanilla and warm nuts to sugar mixture and spread on a cookie sheet. acting quickly, use two forks to separate the pecans so that they do not clump together as they cool.