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Deliciously Sweet Spiced Pecans Recipe That Everyone Will Love

September 6, 2022

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Nothing says it’s the holiday season like a bowl full of delicious sweet spiced pecans. And Holy Deliciousness Batman, these are incredible.

It all starts with that perfect blend of spices combined with the depth of flavor of the rum and vanilla. It really creates a beautifully complex flavor combination.

Sweet spiced pecans in a white bowl

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This post is all about the best sweet spiced pecan recipe.

The Most Delicious Spiced Pecans Recipe

Spiced Nuts Ingredients

Special Equipment

  • Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Silicone Spatula
  • Heavy Sauce Pan
  • Mixing Bowl

To Make these sweet spiced pecans, start by toasting your pecans in a single layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. 350° for 6-8 minutes.

Spiced Pecans Recipe Toasting Pecans

While the pecans are toasting, combine the sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice in a medium-sized bowl.

Place the cookie sheet of toasted pecans on a wire rack to allow them to cool.

While pecans are cooling, in a heavy saucepan, bring rum, vanilla, brown sugar, and butter to a boil over medium heat.

Spiced Nuts Recipe Making Rum Sauce

Once the mixture begins to boil, add toasted pecans and stir, with a silicone spatula, until pecans absorb all of the mixture.

Warm Spiced Pecans with Rum Glaze

Next, add glazed pecans to the spice mixture and stir to coat.

Spiced Nuts Recipe coating in seasonings

Return pecans to parchment-lined cookie sheet and allow them to cool.

Warm Spiced Pecans with Rum Glaze

Rum Glazed Spiced Pecans

The vanilla rum glaze really adds a delicious depth of flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Raw Pecan Halves

Warm Spice Mix

  • 2 tbs Sugar
  • ½ tsp Kosher Salt
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp Ground Cloves
  • ⅛ tsp Ground Allspice

Rum Glaze

  • 1 Tbs Dark Rum
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Preferably Homemade
  • 1 tsp Brown sugar – light or dark
  • 1 Tbs Unsalted Butter

Instructions
 

  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • Stir together all ingredients for spice mix in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Toast pecans on cookie sheet in 350° oven for 6-8 minutes.
  • Place hot cookie sheet on wire rack and let cool.
  • Meanwhile, in a heavy sauce pan, bring butter, rum, vanilla and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly, over medium heat.
  • Add pecans to rum mixture and stir with silicone spatula until the pecans absorb the rum mixture. about a minute
  • Transfer glazed pecans to the bowl with spice mixture. Stir until pecans are well coated.
  • Return warm spiced pecans to the parchment lined cookie sheet to cool.

Notes

Pro tip!  
Check the bulk section of your grocery store for the spices you don’t already have.  This is an easy way to keep costs down.
You are going to want to make a double batch because these will disappear quickly.
Keyword holiday, homemade spiced nuts, nuts, spiced, spiced nuts, sweet, warm
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

This recipe is incredibly easy and easily adapted to your tastes. Once you have made this a few times you will be able to tweak it to fit any occasion.

Sweet Spiced Pecans for Christmas

Variations:

  • Don’t limit yourself to pecans. You can use any type of nut that you like.
  • If you want to make them spicier you can cayenne pepper to your liking.

How to Gift Spiced Pecans?

If you are going to give these delicious sweet spiced pecans as gifts, you will need to know how many batches to make.

The most economical way to make large batches of spiced nuts is to buy the 2-pound bag of pecans from Costco. This will give you 9 cups of pecans for about $13 – and even less if you can get them on sale.

Use the table below to help you plan your large batches of sweet spiced pecans. And don’t forget to make a batch for yourself.

How many gifts can you make using a 2-pound bag of Costco pecans?

Size of GiftNumber of Gifts
1/2 cup of pecans18 gifts
3/4 cup of pecans12 gifts
1 cup of pecans9 gifts
1 1/2 cups pecans6 gifts
2 cups pecans4.5 gifts

What goes well with spiced nuts?

  • Chocolate
  • Cheeses
  • Charcuterie

How to package Spiced Pecans

  • Mason Jar
  • Cellophane Bags
  • Holiday Tins

Tie a bow with some jute rope or a nice ribbon and you have a gift all your friends will be happy to receive.

This post is all about the best sweet spiced pecan recipe.

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    September 6, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    5 stars
    What a great recipe! Perfect for company or the holidays.

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