Happy Valentine’s Day! And what would today be without a
sweet treat, especially a chocolate one?
If preparing an appetizer array, remember you need all five
tastes, so this one could be for “sweet”. Additionally, I count it as a health
food. You have your dairy (egg whites are where the protein is), your nuts,
your chocolate, your cinnamon. And little fat (other than the chocolate). See!
A health food!
Chocolate
Cinnamon-Sugared Pecans
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups pecans halves
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
12-ounce package Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers
Preheat oven to 250°. Cover a baking sheet with parchment
paper.
Whisk egg white until frothy. Whisk in vanilla until fully
blended. Stir in pecans and evenly coat them.
Mix brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon (and red pepper flakes
if using) in a small dish. Pour over egg-coated pecans and mix to evenly coat
the nuts.
Spread nuts evenly, without touching if possible, on baking
sheet. Bake for about 1 hour, turning after 30 minutes. Let cool.
Melt the dark chocolate wafers according to package
directions. Put cooled nuts into the chocolate and mix to evenly coat nuts with
chocolate. Spread again on the baking sheet and allow to set up (about an
hour).
DH’s Rating: 5
Tongues Up DH is the
chocoholic in the family. I love chocolate; he LOVES chocolate! He liked both
versions, but being a Southwest guy, the version with red pepper flakes is his
favorite.
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