Lunch: Cinnamon Sugared Pecans

Recipe by Erin My grandma makes these every year for the holidays. It's always handy to make extra for later snacking! They are relatively quick and easy to make and taste wonderful. I love the smell of these when they're in the oven.

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Cinnamon

Health benefits of Cinnamon Sugared Pecans

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 egg white
4 cups pecans
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Beat egg white in a large bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add pecans to egg white and stir until evenly coated.
Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to pecans and stir until coated. Spread coated pecans onto a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until fragrant and crisp, about 25 minutes.

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