Southern Comfort Crunch Pecans

Total Time: 48 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups pecan halves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• 1/2 cup southern comfort
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine southern comfort, orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 2 spread pecans in a shallow dish.
• 3 sprinkle with salt.
• 4 pour liquid mixture over pecans stirring until all moistened.
• 5 marinate 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 6 sprinkle with 2 tbs brown sugar and stir til coated.
• 7 bake at 275 for 30-40 minutes stirring every 10 minutes.
• 8 add remaining brown sugar, stirring until coated.
• 9 bake additional 10-15 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
• 10 toward the end of cooking watch them carefully as they will scotch if overcooked.
• 11 test for doneness by cooking and tasting a couple of nuts.
• 12 they should be crunchy not chewy.
• 13 cool on wax paper separating with a fork as they cool.