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How To Make Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts

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Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts Recipe

A homemade candied nuts recipe like this Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts recipe is perfect for the holidays.

Candied nuts are another Christmas candy recipe that is easy to make and your friends and family will love getting a bag or jar filled with these candied pecans as a Christmas gift.

A holiday plate with a mound of Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts
Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts Recipe

Gourmet Candied Nuts

Gourmet Candied Nuts can be a very expensive holiday treat to buy. When you make homemade candied nuts you can save more than half the cost of the candied nuts if you make them yourself.

Put a bowl of these Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts out when guests drop by and they will be begging you for the recipe.

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As I mentioned earlier candied nuts are very easy to make. All you need are some nuts, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract and an egg white wash. Today I am sharing a recipe to make candied pecans.

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Mixed Candied Nuts

In the past I have used a mixture of pecans, walnuts and almonds. You can use just one type of nuts or any combination of your favorite nuts to make candied nuts.

A mixture of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla along with an egg white wash that will help the cinnamon sugar stick to the nuts and hold this crunchy and sweet treat all together.

A serving platter of candied nuts
Candied Pecans

A little mixing and whisking and you have a gourmet candy to give away to your friends and family this holiday season. Or keep them all to yourself and share them when guests drop by for the holidays.

You can also omit the cinnamon and vanilla and just make plain candied nuts if you would rather have plain candied nuts.

Ingredients to make Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts

  • shelled pecan halves
  • whole almonds
  • shelled walnut halves
  • granulated sugar
  • ground cinnamon
  • pure vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)
  • whisked egg whites
  • cold water

How to make Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts

Step 1: Put the nuts in a large bowl and set aside.

Step 2: Mix the sugar, cinnamon and vanilla in a small bowl, whisking to combine.

A bowl of Cinnamon Vanilla Sugar mixture used to make Candied Nuts recipe
Sugar, cinnamon and vanilla

Step 3: Next whisk the egg whites and water until it is frothy, about 2 minutes.

Step 4: Pour the egg whites over the nuts in the bowl. Toss the nuts with the egg whites to coat all sides of the nuts evenly.

A bowl filled with pecan halfs that have been tossed with egg whites for Candied Pecans
Coating nuts with egg wash for candied nuts

Step 5: Pour the sugar over the nuts and mix until the nuts are coated well.

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Coating Pecans with sugar

This is how the nuts will look when they are coated well with the sugar mixture.

Step by step making candied pecans. Coating the pecans with sugar, cinnamon and vanilla

Step 6: After coating the nuts with the sugar, cinnamon and vanilla mixture spread the nuts out on a cookie sheet and bake.

Sugar coated pecans are spread over a baking sheet before baking and drying when making candied nuts for Christmas



Step 7: Spread nuts in a single layer on a large cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 300 F. degrees for 25 minutes. Stirring the nuts every 10 minutes until the sugar coating is crispy and dry.

a baking sheet covered with freshly baked candied pecans.


Step 8: Cool completely and store the candied nuts in an airtight container or fill individual jars for holiday gifts.

A bowl of Holiday Candied Pecans recipe
Serve Candied Nuts at your next holiday party

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Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts Recipe

Candied nuts make great homemade food gifts for Christmas. This Cinnamon Vanilla Candied Nuts recipe is especially good during the holidays.

You can bag it up in cellophane bags or fill mason jars to give Candied Nuts as a Christmas gift. Tuck some in a gift basket for friends and family.

Or serve a bowl of candied nuts on your appetizer or dessert table. Candied Nuts is another great food gift idea that is very easy to make.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups of nuts, I used pecan halves this time (can use any combination of nuts. see notes)
  • 1 1/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

  1. Measure the pecan halves into a large bowl.
  2. Mix the sugar, ground cinnamon and pure vanilla extract in a separate bowl.
  3. Whisk the egg whites and water in a small bowl until very frothy.
  4. Pour the frothy egg whites over the nuts and toss well until all of the nuts are evenly coated on all the sides.
  5. Pour the cinnamon sugar mixture over the nuts and toss to coat the nuts evenly with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  6. Spread nuts in a single layer on a large cookie sheet.
  7. Bake in a preheated oven at 300 F. degrees for 25 minutes. Tossing the sugar coated nuts  every 10 minutes until the sugar coating is crispy and dry.
  8. Cool the candied nuts completely before storing in an airtight container.  Or fill mason jars or gift bags for holiday gifts.

Notes

Nuts: I have made this candied nut recipe with a combination of nuts or one type of nut like whole pecan halves. You can used any type of nut you like as long as you use 4 cups of nuts.

  • Category: Christmas Candy
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 cup
  • Calories: 243
  • Fat: 18.4g
  • Carbohydrates: 19.4g
  • Fiber: 2.5g
  • Protein: 3.1g

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  1. Shaina

    I absolutely love making candied nuts for the holidays. In fact, I was planning on making them sometime next week! Now I’m definitely inspired to do so 🙂

    Reply

  6. jessica z

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  21. Michael!

    My sister is a big time foodie and she just love eating candied nuts. According to her, one should die eating than dieting 😀
    But then I thinks eating nuts is also good for health 🙂

    Reply

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