Candied Pecans Recipe

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Candied Pecans
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups pecan halves
  • 2 tbsp butter or 2 tbsp margarine

Directions:

  1. Place pecans in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; heat in a 250¿ F.
  2. Oven 5 minutes.
  3. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in corn syrup and half the sugar.
  4. Bring to boil, stirring constantly then boil without stirring 5 minutes.
  5. Pour syrup over nuts, stirring constantly to coat evenly.
  6. Bake in 250 F.
  7. Oven 1 hour, stirring several times.
  8. Sprinkle nuts with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, tossing to coat evenly; immediately spread out on greased cookie sheets to cool.
  9. Quickly separate into individual pecan halves; cool.
  10. Store in tightly covered container.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1018.79 Kcal (4265 kJ)
Calories from fat 822.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 91.38g 141%
Cholesterol 10.18mg 3%
Sodium 19.49mg 1%
Potassium 503.35mg 11%
Total Carbs 55.11g 18%
Sugars 43.28g 173%
Dietary Fiber 10.65g 43%
Protein 11.88g 24%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Iron 3.5mg 20%
Calcium 90.2mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 606 Kcal (2537 kJ)
Calories from fat 489.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 54.35g 141%
Cholesterol 6.05mg 3%
Sodium 11.59mg 1%
Potassium 299.4mg 11%
Total Carbs 32.78g 18%
Sugars 25.74g 173%
Dietary Fiber 6.33g 43%
Protein 7.06g 24%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 2%
Iron 2.1mg 20%
Calcium 53.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.2
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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