15 Irresistible Candied & Caramelized Pecan Recipes – One Green Planet

Amp up your holiday recipes with pecans! Candied and caramelized pecans are the perfect amount of nutty, crunchy, and delicious addition to sweets, and will make your home smell amazing. Rich and decadent, pecans are a must during the holiday season.

1. Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecans

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This Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pecans by Rouxbe is perfect for dessert! The creamy filling and the crunchy nuts are a perfect pair. Recipe Credit: Fran Costigan

2. Candied Pecans 

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Although this recipe by Gretchen Price is for vegan Candied Pecans you can of course use any nut you prefer or a combination of all different nuts! Subtly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves; and the secret ingredient to make these 100% vegan is the aquafaba!

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3. Cranberry Pecan Pie with Candied Pecans 

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This amazing Cranberry Pecan Pie with Candied Pecans by Taavi Moore combines sweetness, tartness, and nuttiness into one amazing pie!

4. Pumpkin Pie With Coconut Whip and Candied Pecans 

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This Pumpkin Pie With Coconut Whip and Candied Pecans is super easy and only requires a handful of ingredients, the most expensive one being coconut milk and pecans. It may take time to throw together, but you can make more than one at a time. This recipe is perfect for fall and has multiple textures from the pumpkin pecans and cinnamon coconut whip. It will instantly become a family favorite! If you love all things pumpkin or need a classic vegan alternative this year, try this unique vegan pumpkin pie by Gabrielle St. Claire!

5. White Chocolate Pumpkin Bark With Candied Pecans

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This White Chocolate Pumpkin Bark With Candied Pecans recipe by Gabrielle St. Claire is so easy, involves a handful of ingredients, has multiple textures, aesthetic appeal, and looks fancy but is far from complex. The candied pecans sweetened with coconut sugar and no butter are the perfect topping for this seasonal treat. If you’re searching for that ideal fall concept to indulge in or simply need a quick and easy gift for friends and loved ones, this is it!

6. Pumpkin Crêpes With Cinnamon Coconut Whipped Cream and Candied Pecans

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Say hello to the perfect fall brunch! These Pumpkin Crêpes With Cinnamon Coconut Whipped Cream and Candied Pecans have a pumpkin-infused batter, a creamy pumpkin filling, and a topping of cinnamon-spiced coconut whipped cream and crunchy candied pecans. This breakfast dish by Gabrielle St. Claire has multiple textures and flavors, and the base recipe can be used to make whichever crêpe you crave. Not to mention it has a great presentation that just screams fall!

7. Sweet Potato Casserole With Almond Sauce and Candied Pecans 

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When you make this Sweet Potato Casserole With Almond Sauce and Candied Pecans by Florian Nouh, it’ll fill your home with the aroma of fall. Warming flavors of cinnamon and maple syrup are combined with sweet apple, hearty and comforting mashed sweet potato, and a creamy almond sauce that ties it all together. It’s topped with crunchy, buttery candied pecans to make a wonderful, fall-approved, and satisfying side dish.

8. Holiday Candied Pecans

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These Holiday Candied Pecans by Wendy Irene are sweet, nutty, crunchy, and delicious! The candied pecans make the sweetest gift scooped into small jars with a bow. You could also make the candied pecans ahead of time and put them out on your holiday table. Candied pecans are great for amping up your holiday desserts, or maybe even your sweet potato casserole! Add a sweet crunch to your favorite desserts by sprinkling a few candied pecans across the top.

9. Candied Pumpkin Spice Pecans

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These Candied Pumpkin Spice Pecans by Jackie Newgent are glazed with a just-right sweetness from coconut nectar. You can use pure maple syrup if you prefer. The pumpkin pie spice provides that distinctive pumpkin pie-like flair, of course. And the pinch of sea salt punches up the taste and provides balance for the sweetness. A handful of these pecans make a delightful snack. They’re also ideal for tossing into salads or sprinkling onto so many seasonal dishes. Hope you make a batch or two … soon!

10. Southern Bourbon Pecan Pie

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This Vegan Southern Bourbon Pecan Pie by Shanika Graham-White is a warm, flavorful pie that tastes even better than a classic pecan pie. The gooey center is perfectly luxurious and nutty, and the homemade crust is scented with orange while being 100% vegan!

11. Almond Caramelized Pecan Crumb Cakes 

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These Almond Caramelized Pecan Crumb Cakes by Stephanie McKinnie are incredibly moist and delicious. They are egg-free, gluten-free, and mildly sweetened with coconut sugar. There are a lot of ingredients in them, but it is SO worth it. A light, nutty muffin is topped with a buttery, crumble topping, and caramelized peanuts––it’s heavenly. They are the perfect autumn treat and will make your home smell amazing. Serve these pecan crumb cakes with dairy-free half-and-half or coconut cream.

12. Caramelized Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These Caramelized Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies by Stephanie McKinnie are over-the-moon delicious. The caramelized pecans deliver a wonderful crunchy topping adding depth to the cookie. They are free of refined sugar, gluten, and eggs.

13. Caramelized Pecan Cacao Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These Caramelized Pecan Cacao Chocolate Chip Cookies by Stephanie McKinnie are over-the-moon delicious.  The caramelized pecans deliver a wonderful crunchy topping adding depth to the cookie. They are free of refined sugar, gluten, and eggs.

14. Blueberry Caramelized Maple Pecan Breakfast Bars Drizzled with Chocolate

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These Blueberry Caramelized Maple Pecan Breakfast Bars Drizzled with Chocolate by Stephanie McKinnie are a treat worth waking up for. These bars are healthy; they are highly satisfying for breakfast and a great sweet treat. They have a hint of blueberry with a lovely caramelized maple pecan crunch. In addition, they are naturally refined sugar, vegan and gluten-free.

15. Banana-Pecan Upside Down Cakes

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Bananas do get a little exciting when you do something with them – frozen and added to a smoothie, for instance, or blended into tofu pudding, mashed and added to muffin batter, or – the best way of all – caramelized. The flavor takes on a whole new rich and decadent dimension. Roasting brings out the tropical in the banana. Which is what makes these simple cakes so delicious. This Banana-Pecan Upside Down Cakes recipe by Annie Oliverio can be easily doubled in case you have more mouths to feed. Mouths that either love or just kinda like bananas. Hey, you must get your daily banana!

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