Cinnamon & Sugar Roasted Pecans Recipe
These Cinnamon & Sugar Roasted Pecans are the perfect snack, and are just like the ones you can find at Cabela’s during the holidays! You only need a few simple ingredients to make these addicting pecans, and they will make your house smell amazing, too.
Have you ever been to Cabela’s or Bass Pro Shop around the holidays? I
f so, you must be familiar with the absolutely divine smell of roasted pecans that seems to waft through all the aisles of fishing poles and camping gear.
It’s like heaven on earth for my husband to peruse those aisles, while it’s heaven for me to sit and nosh on a paper cone full of those delicious nuts and watch the catfish swimming in the giant fish tanks.
Well now you can make your own delicious roasted pecans at home, and mixing them up is a very easy process.
These are perfect for gift giving at the holidays and for snacking on year round. Get ready for amazing smells coming your way!
Ingredients for Cinnamon and Sugar Roasted Pecans
egg white / water /pecan halves
cinnamon / granulated sugar / salt
How to make Cinnamon and Sugar Roasted Pecans – Step by Step
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking pan with a silicone baking mat, or grease with cooking spray. Combine the egg white and water in a mixing bowl; beat with a whisk until frothy.
- Fold in the pecans to coat evenly.
- Combine the sugar, salt, and ground cinnamon in a container with a lid and shake to mix. Pour over the pecans and stir to coat pecans evenly.
- Spread the nuts over the prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, stirring every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour.
- Cool on pan, and store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
Tips and Notes
- Substitutions: If pecans aren’t your thing, you could just replace them with whatever your favorite nut is! I’ve made these with almonds many times before, also.
- Serving idea: These make a yummy snack on their own, but are also make a delicious addition to a salad.
- Line your baking pan: for easier removal and clean up, line your pan with parchment paper.
- How to store: place the cooled roasted pecans in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.
More Holiday Treats
- The Best Chocolate Pecan Pie
- Christmas Cookie Bark
- Cranberry Bliss Bar Cookies
- Gingerbread Pudding Cake

Cinnamon & Sugar Roasted Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 1/4 cups pecan halves
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking pan with a silpat, or grease with cooking spray.
- Combine the egg white and water in a mixing bowl; beat with a whisk until frothy. Fold in the pecans to coat evenly.
- Combine the sugar, salt, and ground cinnamon in a container with a lid and shake to mix. Pour over the pecans and stir to coat pecans evenly. Spread the nuts over the prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, stirring every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour. Cool on pan, and store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Substitutions: If pecans aren't your thing, you could just replace them with whatever your favorite nut is! I've made these with almonds many times before, also.
- Serving idea: These make a yummy snack on their own, but are also make a delicious addition to a salad.
- Line your baking pan: for easier removal and clean up, line your pan with parchment paper.
- How to store: place the cooled nuts in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.
My pecans are still gooyie after an hour
Love these! not only just Cabela’s or Bass Pro Shop but if your a fan of buc ee’s these will definitely be a familiar taste for you
AWESOME RECIPE TRIED IT AND IT RESULTED IN A VERY HAPPY CANADIAN FAMILY TREAT.
How many eggs/how much water???
Hi Jodi, that info is in the recipe card. It’s one egg white and one Tablespoon of water.
Could you use whole pecans instead.
Made these for little Christmas gifts and everyone loved them! Highly recommended!
Just made two batches for our Christmas Eve family get-together. They smell marvelous and taste even better. Thanks for the recipe!
These were great! Thank you.
I love these and I make them every year and give a lot as gifts during the holidays. I have my first batch of the season in the oven right now and the aroma is phenomenal!!!!
We made these for the first time last year and made them again this year. Now my son has to bring them to his friend’s Christmas party after bringing them to Friendsgiving. And after bringing them to my family’s Thanksgiving, I was not only commissioned to make some for my cousin and his family, but my other cousin asked for the recipe and she went home and made them that night! They’re so easy, but unbelievably delicious! My favorite recipe ever!
Make them each year with almonds. I use more nuts – like 3 cups to have a little less thickness of the coating because it is quite a lot otherwise. Make great gift in cute masson jar.
You had me at cinnamon sugar! I love roasted pecans and this is the perfect recipe for them. Will make them again soon.
They came out delicious! Can’t wait to make them again. Simple recipe and easy clean up!
I tried this recipe and I give it six stairs.
These always smell so good at sporting events or concerts I must make them for the fall season.
This is a great easy recipe for the holidays. Thanks for sharing and I can’t wait to try it
AH yes! These remind me of when I was a kid and going to the mall and they would have these. The whole mall would smell like these delicious cinnamon nuts!
It was a very delicious sweet treat I would strongly suggest making these
These are great in and on deserts such as sundaes and cake toppings, and salads, plus they will last a couple months in glass a canning jar with a screw top lid.
Making these as I comment and my house smells soooooooooo good!!! Can’t wait to eat them!
This cinnamon roasted pecans look and sound AMAZING! And super easy to make. I bet they also smell wonderful cooking. Can’t wait to try them.
Very easy and very, very,good. My husband wants more sugar cinnamon coating, but it is a great recipe. Delicious !
These look delicious! I love pecan pie and pecans in general! I would love these!
I’ve never had anything like this but these look amazing!
I’ve never heard of doing this but now that I see it I love it. Pecans are so good and this recipe is fabulous. Thanks for sharing it.
These seriously look SO good! I’m totally saving this to make next week to enjoy around the holiday!
Yes, please! Forget roasting chestnuts, this is the perfect holiday treat for me!