How To Make Candied Pecans At Home – Step-By-Step Instructions
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Here are the step-by-step instructions with pictures on how to make candied pecans at home. If you’ve never made candied pecans before, this guide will help you visualize the process, so you can make candied pecans yourself with confidence.
Even though making your own candied pecans sounds so gourmet, it’s really easy and only takes 5 minutes. The recipe for homemade candied pecans with the exact ingredients can be found here: sweet candied nuts recipe.
Step 1 Of Making Candied Pecans: Melt The Butter
Melt 2 tbsp of butter on a large non-stick skillet.
Step 2 Of Making Candied Pecans: Add Sugar
Add the sugar to the butter on the frying pan.
Step 3 Of Making Candied Pecans: Add The Pecans
Add the pecans to the frying pan. Your frying pan will now have all necessary ingredients for candied pecans: nuts, sugar and butter.
Step 4 Of Making Candied Pecans: Mix Everything
Mix the nuts, butter and sugar in the frying pan.
Step 5 Of Making Candied Pecans: Keep Mixing Until Ready
Keep mixing candied pecans until all the sugar dissolves. When the candied pecans are ready, they’ll be evenly covered with the brown candy!
On this picture, the sugar is already incorporated into melted butter, but not yet dissolved:
On this picture, the sugar and butter became the brown candy, the pecans are coated with caramel and the candied pecans are ready! This is what candied pecans in the frying pan should look like when they are ready:
Step 6 Of Making Candied Pecans: Cool On Parchment Paper
Remove candied pecans from the stove and spread them in a single layer on parchment paper. This will allow the candied nuts to dry and the caramel to harden. After the candied pecans have cooled down, they are ready! You can now put them in a bowl and use as you wish.
For the exact ingredients and proportions, check out the recipe for candied pecans.
what a wonderful how to post. I love my nuts all candified:) and sugary and sweet! This is wonderful and so useful to so many people out there
So glad you showed me this. I have never made them but it looks so easy and delicious!
Candied pecans may be one of my favorite foods. On salads, on desserts, or by the handful… they’re delicious!
These are definitely something I could really enjoy, perhaps too much. The hardest part would be waiting for them to cool. Great snack item for the holidays-thanks for sharing!
Delicious! Id quite happily snack on these all day
I love candied pecans! Yours look fantastic.
They look so tasty!
I adore these on salads…and they’re also great hostess gifts for holiday parties! Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe, Melanie~
These could be addicting.
Great technique here! I agree with Sandra.. VERY addicting :)
Thanks for the precise tutorial. Knowing this, I’m very confident now making my own candied nuts.
This sounds and looks very interesting :) You are just so kind to share such a detailed guide-post ;)
Step-by-step works the best for visual person like myself. All the sudden it became super easy when I know what I’m expected to do. Thanks for the instructions!
Excellent post! This is one of those recipes that become family holiday traditions…they look like they taste amazing :)
I love candied pecans, but have never made them. I’ll have to give it a try.
I’ve been wanting to make candied pecans at home for the longest time, but didn’t know how to do it and never bothered looking it up. Your step-by-step guide is certainly helpful! Bookmarked!
Candied pecans are one of my favorite holiday treats! Which reminds me that I haven’t made any yet this year…
I remember seeing a candied pecan recipes from a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t remember where. Thanks for posting the step-by-step! I’m headed off to make them right now!
I think this could be my favorite way to have nuts, and so simple. Loving this. Hope you have a Merry Christmas.
-Gina-