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Sweetened with coconut sugar, these rosemary candied pecans are such an easy DIY holiday gift. Plus free ‘Baked With Love’ printable gift tags!
Thanksgiving is NEXT week! What the heck?! I don’t know if it’s the warm weather or what, but I can’t believe it’s already here. But it is and that means it’s time to start thinking about holiday gifts!!
There’s something special about homemade gifts. I love making them and receiving them. I definitely don’t consider myself super crafty, however I go through phases where I get excited about crafting. And I am pretty good at whipping up homemade gifts, especially those that are edible. In the past I’ve gifted things like vegan cranberry chocolate chip banana bread,  apple butter and peanut butter dog treats.
This year Maria and I were brainstorming different homemade gift ideas and decided it would be fun to do some sort of candied nut. Everyone likes nuts — they’re snackable, sharable and have a longer shelf-life than most baked goods.
I knew I wanted to use coconut sugar and decided rosemary would be a nice savory addition. Having a huge rosemary bush in my backyard made that decision really easy.
Once roasted, the pecans have a lovely crunch and sweet rosemary flavor. They’re quite addicting!
The best part about these candied pecans is that they take no time to whip up — only about 10 minutes of prep and 35 minutes of baking! Hooray for easy, last-minute gifts. 🙂
I’ve found that they make a lovely hostess gift on their own or you can make a larger gift by including them in a holiday gift basket — perhaps with some other foodie gifts like jam, chocolate, cookies and wine.
In addition to the simple recipe for the rosemary candied pecans, I’m excited to share that we have super cute “Baked With Love” printable gift tags for you to use as well! If you want to package your candied pecans similarly to how we have in the photos you’ll just need a few items:
Easy peasy!
Do you like homemade gifts? If so, what is your favorite homemade gift to give or receive?Â
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What would be a good substitute for the egg? What is the purpose of the egg? Would love to make but have an egg allergy.
Hey Noella – I haven’t tried a sub for the egg whites in this recipe. It helps to bind the coating to the pecans. You could try a flax egg, but I’m not sure how they’ll turn out. Let me know if you try it!
I have made these many times and they are so delicious! I have played around with the temperature, as at 350 degrees they are a little burnt tasting for my liking. I tried 325 and 300 and have settled on 300 degrees for 25 minutes and they’re perfect! I just made a batch with a bit of ground red cayenne added for a little kick. I have given them as gifts and everyone raves about them. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
This is super helpful, Denise! Thank you so much for sharing what temperature works best for you. Thank you so much for coming back to leave your feedback and the star rating. I so appreciate it.
Just made a triple batch for gifts. So so good! Mine only need about 25 minutes total but my oven is convection so maybe that’s why. My first batch was a little overdone but still addicting. What a cute idea! And thank you making the label so easy too!
Yes the recommended time had mine overdone. 30 minutes was too long! Had to toss the whole first batch.
Oh no!! I’ll update the time since it seems like 30 minutes must be too long. :/
Proof-read your instructions, please. “Pecans be”????
Updated. Thanks!
Is there anything to use in place of egg whites to make vegan?