Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Here is 2 of 5 in the holiday gift idea series.  This recipe is one my mom taught me and this is a really easy recipe.  Growing up in Georgia, pecans are a favorite and every holiday my grandfather would give my mom a big container of pecans.  I’m not sure where he got them from but my mom used it for several things but these pecans were one of them.  My mom’s recipe is a mixture of sugar and salt and she likes them a little more salty then I prefer.  I added cinnamon to mine and used less salt.  As you can tell you can customize them to your preference.  These came to mind when I was trying to think of gift ideas because they are a favorite around my house.  I make them every Fall.  I remember making these before our road trip to Charleston for our wedding.  Due to a lot of money going to the wedding this was our go-to snack on our road trip, which meant less money spent on other things along the way.  I think Scott finished them all before we even got to the South Carolina boarder! 

I microwave the pecans in this recipe because that’s how my mom taught me, but you can also bake them in the oven at 350 till they are crunchy.  I even find that sometimes I don’t microwave them long enough and stick them in the oven to cook a little more till they are crunchy. 

For the packaging of the pecans I found these great frosted bags from My Own Labels.  For the label, I went back to a reliable source Paper Source who has several wonderful things.  I found these labels which were even better because they came with a template.  I just used Tempus Sans ITC for the font.  Very easy!

Enjoy!

Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

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