Christmas Pecans

Name: Christmas Pecans
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted; 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; 2 cups pecan halves

5 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

5 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 cups pecan halves

Directions

1

Stir together 4 tablespoons sugar, melted butter, pumpkin pie spice, and orange rind. Add pecan halves; toss to coat.
2

Place on a lightly greased aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
3

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, stirring once.
4

Toasted Pecans: Toss 3 cups pecan halves with 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter. Place in an aluminum foil-lined jellyroll pan. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon coarse salt evenly over pecans, and bake 10 more minutes, stirring once.