Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs

This easy recipe for Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs is vegan, gluten free, and perfect for the holidays! Add into cookie boxes, charcuterie boards, or serve in a bowl with cocktails. These also make a great homemade gift!

If you’re looking for more easy holiday inspired recipes, check out some of my other favorites like Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Cashew Clusters, Chocolate Peppermint Olive Oil Granola, Healthy Gingerbread Hot Cocoa with Bone Broth, or Maple Cream Cheese Spread.

homemade candied pecans without eggs in a bowl on a white marble countertop.

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Recipe Name: Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs
Ready In: 30 minutes
Makes: 16 servings
Main Ingredients: pecans, cane sugar, aquafaba
Flavor Profile: cozy, spiced, sweet crunchy pecans
Dietary Info: vegan, no seed oils, gluten free, eggless
Difficulty: Easy!
Why You’ll Love It: quick and easy candied pecans without eggs

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Easy: This recipe for Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs couldn’t be easier. Add everything to a bowl, stir it up, and spread onto a baking sheet. It’s that simple!
Delicious: These roasted pecans are insanely delicious, addicting! And even my husband, who usually doesn’t eat my vegan things out of principle (saying there’s no need to make vegan things haha), well he loves these! So, trust me, they will impress anyone who is a fan of candied nuts.
Perfect for Gifting: I made these this year for Christmas gifts and they make the best gift! Especially if you don’t know if someone is gluten free, vegan, or egg free – as long as they don’t have a pecan allergy these are a really allergy friendly gift!
Shelf Stable: These homemade candied pecans have a longer shelf life so it makes it incredibly easy to mail these for holiday gifts or make in advance. Also, try Honey Roasted Cashews and Hot Honey Roasted Walnuts for more homemade nuts.
Organic Pecans: While the holidays are full of candied nuts, store bought varieties can have added seed oils or preservatives. Making your own candied pecans ensures the cleanest organic ingredients.

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Ingredients
Baker’s Tips
How to Make Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs
How to Enjoy Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs
Recipe FAQ’s
More Eggless Holiday Recipes
Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs
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Ingredients

Aquafaba: You can use chickpea brine, or you can use Aquafaba Powder and mix it with water, I have instructions in the tips.
Cinnamon: I use organic Korintje cinnamon as its my favorite kind. Read more about cinnamon in my post the Best Cinnamon to Bake With!
Pecans: I use organic raw pecan halves, but you can also make this recipe with any kind of nuts you like! You can even do a mix of nuts such as pecans, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, macadamia nuts or more. Just be sure you are using raw nuts, as we are added sugar and spice as well as roasting them.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Baker's Tips

Aquafaba is just the brine from chickpeas. So, if you are making hummus, just reserve some of the liquid and you have aquafaba!
If you want to use Aquafaba powder, you can do that too! To use that, add 1/3 teaspoon of Aquafaba powder to 3 tablespoons of water and whisk to combine. Then you have what you need!
Parchment paper is key for this recipe as the sugar bakes and hardens, so it really helps to have parchment paper! My favorite nontoxic parchment is from Kana, use code MIMIBAKES for 10% off your order!
I use organic Korintje cinnamon, which is my favorite! This has a different flavor than Ceylon cinnamon or others. If you want to know more about cinnamon, read my article Best Cinnamon to Bake With. But you should use a high quality cinnamon that you like the flavor of.
It’s important to stir them halfway through as the nuts on the edges will cook faster than the ones in the middle.
If for some reason when the nuts cool there are spots that are soft (like in the middle), you can twice bake them. This happened to me when I made 4 trays at a time, as ovens have to work harder with more items in it. So, if your oven is a bit off, runs low, or you’re baking a ton of things, and you find your nuts are a bit soft, just throw them back in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes and they’ll be just perfect!
These make great gifts! If you want to gift them, you can use a mason jar, another kind of glass jar or even a tin tie bag like I did.

How to Make Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs

aquafaba in a glass mixing bowl with cinnamon and salt on a marble counter.

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, add the aquafaba, cinnamon and salt.

aquafaba in a glass mixing bowl mixed with cinnamon and salt with a whisk on a marble counter.

Whisk together.

ingredients for candied pecans in a glass mixing bowl on a marble counter.

Add the cane sugar.

Then the pecans.

candied pecans mixed together with a spatula in a glass mixing bowl on a marble counter.

Stir to coat the pecans completely.

candied pecans spread onto a baking sheet on a white marble counter.

Spread the pecans out onto the prepared baking sheet.

homemade candied pecans on a baking sheet cooling on top of an oven.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the pecans are toasted and fragrant, opening the oven and stirring halfway through.

homemade candied pecans broken up into pieces on a baking sheet.

Break into clusters.

homemade candied pecans without eggs on a baking sheet.

How to Enjoy Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs

Enjoy on their own as a sweet and crunchy snack!
Put out on a bowl for a holiday cocktail party and serve holiday drinks like Sparkling Apple Cider Mimosas or Sparkling Apple Cider Bourbon.
Package up as holiday gifts in mason jars or tin tie bags.
Add into a DIY Christmas Cookie Box for filler.

Recipe FAQ's

What is aquafaba?

Aquafaba is the leftover liquid (or brine) from the can of chickpeas. This magical little ingredient, that most people just throw away, can be used in place of egg whites or eggs in many recipes! I use this in this recipe as it helps bind the sugars to the pecans as they bake, similar to how egg whites would work in this type of recipe. If you don't have aquafaba from a can of chickpeas, you can also purchase it in powder form and they hydrate it with water.

What if I don't have aquafaba?

You can make this recipe with egg whites if you are not vegan. I use aquafaba because this is an eggless recipe for candied pecans and I love using it when I make hummus as I don't like waste.

Can I use another kind of nuts?

Of course, you can replace the pecans with almonds, walnuts, or cashews or you can even use a mix of all kinds of nuts. Just be sure that you are using raw nuts because this recipe is roasting them, so you don't want to use roasted nuts as then you would double roast and they could end up tasting burnt.

How long will Homemade Candied Pecans Without Eggs last?

These will last for about 2 weeks in an airtight container. You can just store them at room temperature in a tupperware, zip bag, or airtight cookie jar.

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