This Orange Chiptole-Spiced Pecan Mix is made with an assortment of nuts and cranberries all roasted in a delicious spice blend perfect holiday gifts, parties or snacking at home!
Sometimes you just need a good snack.
Not one that requires a ton of prep or an extensive amount of washing, peeling, and cutting.
You see where I’m going with this.
Sometimes you just need to grab a bag of nuts and satisfy those hunger cravings! And I’m totally ok with these being spicy. In fact, I’m pretty sure chipotle chili peppers always make any dish better. These are completely simple to make, all you need is an hour for the baking time and you’ve got a snack that is sure to last you all week!  I seriously love this mix so much, I’m definitely trying this with roasted chickpeas next!
Now lemme tell you. Working out after being out of commission for 3 weeks is completely exhilarating, but also very painful! I am SO sore today, but the feeling just motivates me even more. I missed working out so much, and you can bet my booty missed it even more!  This weekend is my 15k race and although I’m still running it, I’m disappointed that I’m not as prepared for it as I had wanted to be. After getting bronchitis that turned into pneumonia, my lungs couldn’t handle any running whatsoever and it’s still sort of painful even now. But I refuse to back out so I’m just going to have fun with it!
Wish me luck though, I’ll sure need it!!!
This pecan mix makes a great party snack or do what I did and throw them in a mason jar, tie some twine around it in a bow and share with your family!I seriously can’t get enough of mason jars
and I would use them for everything if I could!I think you’ll really love this sweet, spicy, and salty combination, the flavors just went SO well together! Plus I think you’ll really impress the men in your family, which is never a bad thing.
Orange Chipotle-Spiced Pecan Mix
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp grated orange rind
- 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1 large egg white
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground chipotle chili pepper
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.
- Whisk together orange zest, orange juice and large egg white in a medium bowl. Stir in pecans, coating well. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt and chili pepper; add to pecan mixture and toss well.
- Spread mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 225 for one hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from oven and cool completely. Stir in cranberries and enjoy! Can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These nuts look amazing!
This nut mixed sounds delicious:) Thanks for a great post!
Fruit and nut mixtures are always a wonderful snack! I like the chipotle and orange combo and have never seen a mix made with egg whites, so I can’t wait to try this out!
The photos and recipe are absolutely unbelievable!
Wow. What a great combo of flavors. Bookmarking.
Wow these sound amazing. Bookmarking this one! Great flavors.
Love these pics! So gorgeous… and of course the recipe is amazing too. I love the chipotle in there.
Good luck this weekend! You’re going to be fine! 🙂
Congrats on the buzz!
This is such a great snack idea. Love the orange and chipotle blend. This is really a must try. Thanks for sharing. The photography is also amazing…you just want to grab a handful! Congrats!
These pecans have so many wonderful flavors in them. What a delicious light snack. Thanks for sharing Kelly, and congratulations on Top 9!! <3
This is called a true Healthy deliciousness….
What wonderful flavors… And to top it chipotle pepper….
I literary can live on this…
Yum….