Crock Pot Sugared Pecans - Yes

We have this fabulous hunting, fishing, camping, gun,?etc outdoor store called Bass Pro Shop.? To a man, and maybe some women, this is a Disneyland type place to be. This place is so big, they also have big boats on the inside.?My husband and sons can get lost in there for hours, possibly days if I didn't pitch a fit. As for me, I wander through their outdoor kitchen supplies, their food supply area and their gift shop and candy store.? Oh yes, candy store.? There they make these fabulous sugared pecans, almonds and walnuts.? When you first enter the store, the smell leads you straight to heaven!? So though I'm not thrilled at spending hours there, I'll do my wee bit of browsing and then head over to pick up a nice hot bag of candied nuts and then I'll head over to the western furniture area, pick a couch and hang out until the boys are done. It's a nice little escape and a rest area plus I have no choice but to relax and dream away while eating little candied dreams, one at a time.? I am praying this recipe is a close copy cat and my home can be transformed into the place where dreams are made and smells are heavenly. Plus, this is made in a crock pot...can it get better than that?
Pin site and recipe:
http://www.thegingerbreadblog.com/2011/06/crock-pot-recipe-sugared-pecans.html
You will need:
>16 ounces pecans or walnut halves
>1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
>1/2 cup powdered sugar
>1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
>1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
>1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1. Turn slow cooker to HIGH about 15 minutes in advance. In hot slow cooker, stir together the nuts and butter.
2. Add the powdered sugar, stirring to blend and coat evenly. Cover and cook on HIGH for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to LOW and remove lid; cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 2 to 3 hours, or until the nuts are coated with a crisp glaze.
3. Transfer the nuts to a bowl.
4. In another small bowl, combine the spices; sift over the nuts, stirring to coat evenly.
Let cool before serving.

So let's begin~
I gathered my ingredients.? I love it when a recipe only requires a few items and a crock pot, however when it comes to a crock pot, I love it more when it's a make it and forget about it.? I'm not keen on having to constantly pay attention to a crock pot, it defeats the purpose.
I mixed my butter and nuts in the crock pot.
I added the powdered sugar and stirred.? Then I put on the lid and continued the crock pot on high for 15 more minutes.

I took the lid off the crock pot and turned it onto low, stirring every so often.
I got my spices ready to sift onto the finished product.? Now I'm just waiting...salivating. I'm a little sad because I didn't realize that the spices don't get cooked, but just added onto the finished product.? I'm not smelling the fabulous smells like I was hoping I would.
After about?2 1/2?hours...not a lot of change. In fact, it had looked the same for over an hour in a half.? I decided to put it on high, stirring even more often.?? It was hours more of stirring before this even started glazing somewhat.
So forever later, I sifted the spices into the nuts.? It smelled like Christmas with the ginger coming through almost too strongly.

I was?pleasantly surprised.? They were pretty tasty, at their best while somewhat warm.? I wasn't thinking I'd like them because the smell was so very strong but it was quite tasty. My family alike really enjoyed these treats. It wasn't Bass Pro shops taste and?definitely not the same smell.? The one thing however I did not like was the cook time and the constant stirring.? This was almost more work than it was worth.? I would have preferred to cook it over the stove to just be done with it. Possibly you may be looking at a crock pot version because your stove is broken or you don't have one.? Maybe you are a teacher looking for easy non range things to do with kids.? Well, this may be right up your alley.? I am sure if I had 20 kids all taking turns stirring these nuts for 5 or so hours, I might not be so unhappy with the cook time. But the choice is yours.? As far as flavor goes, this recipe is (Kim Approved =)

Source: http://pinaday100days.blogspot.com/2012/08/crock-pot-sugared-pecans.html

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