Sugar & Spice
Party Pecans

“I first enjoyed these many years ago at someone’s home in Boston, and the hostess was kind enough to tell me how she made them. They are a big hit at cocktail hour.” –Bea Tollman, Celebrity Chef & Founder of Red Carnation Hotels

How to Make Sugar & Spice Party Pecans

The Ingredients

• 1 egg white
• 1 lb (500 g) pecans
• 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp (5 g) salt
• 2 tsp (10 g) ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp (4 g) ground ginger
• 1 tsp (5 g) ground coriander

The Directions

• Whisk the egg white with a tablespoon of water until foamy, then coat the nuts with the egg mixture
• Mix the sugar and spices in a bag, add nuts and shake to coat evenly
• Bake at 250°F (125°C) for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200°F (100°C) and bake until crunchy

PREP TIME: 5 - 10 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 15 - 25 MINUTES
SERVES: 4

Beatrice "Bea" Tollman, President and founder of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection and TTC, published a cookbook that is her memoir of “A Life in Food.” Her book is a celebration of recipes that have either been passed down in the family or discovered while traveling, and all have been perfected from her own personal experience and expertise in the kitchen. For the enthusiastic amateur cook, the recipes are relatively quick and simple to prepare with ingredients that are easily sourced.