orange pecans

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39 Pinches
Central, LA
Updated on Dec 11, 2011

With pecans being so plentiful in South Lousiana, good cooks find all kinds of ways to use them. Sugared pecans with different flavors are a tasty way to utilize this plentiful crop.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large orange, juice and rind
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 quart pecan halves

How To Make orange pecans

  • Step 1
    Squeeze orange and reserve juice in a heavy sauce pan. Grate rind and add to juice.
  • Step 2
    Add sugar and bring to a rolling boil.
  • Step 3
    Add nuts gradually, stirring contantly until sugar is absorbed.
  • Step 4
    Remove from heat and continues to stir until nuts separate. Turn out onto waxed paper to dry.

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