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Sweet Heat Pecans

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Sweet Heat Pecans roasted in butter and a mixture of spices and brown sugar are perfect gifts!
Sweet Heat Pecans - Pecans roasted in butter and a mixture of spices and brown sugar are perfect gifts!

When I was a classroom teacher (I taught for 9 years), we always did a “Secret Santa” exchange with a co-worker.  Each day had a different theme like “Favorite Snack” or “Favorite Drink” and even “Stationary Day.”  It was so much fun to try to be super sleuth and secretly deliver your gifts to them each morning.  I would usually try to grab a younger student to do it, so my person would not know it was one of the older grade teachers giving them gifts.  It was so much fun to try to figure out who was delivering your gifts each day.

On the last day, Friday, we would give them something special and reveal who it was that had been giving them goodies all week.  One particular year, I got the best treats all week long!  Chocolate Chip cookies, Diet Coke, cute papers, and finely some homemade pecans on a beautiful Christmas plate.  And I also had such a great, wonderful, inspiring teacher give them to me!  She had been the one secretly delivering all that goodness to me all week!  I was so excited to find out and to thank her.

Those weeks made my career a lot of fun.  Teaching is so stressful, so it was fun to just have a week where a lot of fun and surprises were thrown in there.  My students would try to help me figure out who my person was too.  They really enjoyed it too!

I’ve not ever forgotten those pecans she gave me.  Every time I make seasoned pecans, I think of her.  That’s really what you want a gift to do.  You want it to always remind the person of how much you care about him or her.  That’s why homemade gifts are so great!

These pecans are super easy to make.  You could make them tonight and deliver them tomorrow, and people will just be so excited!

Sweet Heat Pecans | Diary of a Recipe Collector

This year, these pecans are for my youngest daughter’s daycare ladies whom I totally ADORE!!!  They’ve kept all of my children, and they truly love each and every one of the kids they keep so much!  My daughter only goes once  a week right now, and she looks forward to going so much!   I can’t wait to surprise them with these Sweet Heat Pecans!

Sweet Heat Pecans

Sweet Heat Pecans

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 3/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 3 cups pecan halves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter.
  3. Turn off heat and add in 1 1/4 tsp salt, red pepper, chili powder, and brown sugar. Stir.
  4. Pour in pecans and stir really well making sure to try to break up any clumps of seasoning.
  5. Spread out onto a large sheet pan.
  6. Roast in oven for 10 minutes. Stir. Roast another 8 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and sprinkle on the last 1/2 tsp salt. Stir.
  8. Let cool before removing to containers to store.

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I am a wife to an awesome husband, mother of four great kids, and a middle school math teacher. I love collecting recipes and cookbooks! Being able to share the things I make with others is so much fun for me. I have gotten so many cookbooks and torn so many recipes out of magazines! This is my way to really make use of them. I am starting this blog as a way to chronicle the recipes I’ve tried and pass them along. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
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Comments

  1. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    December 15, 2014 at 8:06 am

    Nice! What a simple (yet likely addictive!) treat – love the combo of sweet & spicy & crunchy! Perfect snacking!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      I agree! Thanks Patricia!

      Reply
  2. Erin {Delightful E Made} says

    December 15, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I adore pecans!! These are such a great treat to have on hand for the holidays and a wonderful gift to give!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Thanks Erin!

      Reply
  3. Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says

    December 15, 2014 at 8:19 am

    Love these, and what a great gift idea!

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    • Jaren says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Thanks Kristi!

      Reply
  4. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says

    December 15, 2014 at 8:43 am

    I LOVE spicy pecans, but I love that these have just a touch of sweetness too!

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:51 pm

      Thanks Abby!

      Reply
  5. heather @french press says

    December 15, 2014 at 10:03 am

    these would be a BIG hit in my house

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      December 16, 2014 at 9:51 pm

      Yes they sure would! Thanks Heather!

      Reply
  6. Brenda says

    December 18, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    What fun memories you have Jaren, I loved hearing about your secret santa and I love that idea! Your pecans sound so yummy, I think I will make them for our Christmas Eve celebration this year! Thanks my friend and I’m wishing a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year for you and your sweet family! Hugs, Brenda

    Reply
    • Jaren says

      December 19, 2014 at 7:29 am

      Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas too Brenda!!

      Reply

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