Candied Bacon Pecans
What's better than candied pecans? Adding candied bacon to the mix! Candied Bacon Pecans taste just like pecan pie with bacon on top!
Servings: 16
Calories: 251kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups pecan halves
- 1 Tbsp. butter melted
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 8 bacon slices cooked and chopped
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅛ tsp. ground cayenne pepper
- 1 egg white
- ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spread pecan halves and bacon pieces on a half sheet pan and drizzle butter on top. Sprinkle with sea salt. Using hands, coat with butter and salt.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
- Mix brown sugar and cayenne pepper together. Pour over pecan mixture on sheet pan. Stir well.
- Drizzle egg white over pecan mixture and stir. Using hands, coat all the pieces.
- Spread candy evenly on the sheet pan. Pop back in oven and bake for 15 more minutes.
- Remove from oven and stir again, breaking up the candy before it hardens on the pan.
- Sprinkle candy with remaining sea salt and mix.
- Cool candy on sheet pan, then transfer to airtight containers until ready to serve.
Notes
- After candy has cooled, it can be stored in an airtight container for up to 10 days.
- View the Google Web Story for Candied Pecans!
Nutrition
Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg