I have been reading up on the benefits of eating various nuts. With the idea of making oatmeal walnut cookies, I went searching through all my pantry boxes looking for walnuts which I thought I had in abundance. It turns out I was wrong. I found an over abundance of pecans, including some I bought just the other day.
What should I do? Nobody in my house needs cookies. I decided to do something with just the pecans, and I thought of candied pecans which is a healthier way to satisfy a sweet tooth. I frequently make oatmeal for breakfast, so adding chopped candied pecans will give more protein and fiber, and it will substitute the little bit of maple syrup that I am currently adding.
I went looking for a recipe. Surely, I could find one in my Treasury of Christmas cookbook with over 750 recipes. Here is the recipe I found that appealed to me.
Modifications needed to be made to the recipe due to available ingredients. I had no whole almonds. I used 3 cups of pecans. I had no grated lemon peel so this was omitted. I had everything else. I did use 2 egg whites. The picture above shows the end product. They taste pretty good, especially with the touch of citrus flavor. Adding a few chopped up ones to my morning oatmeal will be a delicious way to use up some of the excess pecans. They might also be good adding a few chopped up ones to a salad.
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