Food and Recipes Nuts Pecans Spicy Pecans Recipe Be the first to rate & review! These not-too-hot, not-too-sweet nuts are the perfect crunchy topper for our Warm Cheese-and-Spicy Pecan Dip, but they can also be enjoyed on their own as a straight-from-the-bowl snack. If you are serving the nuts by themselves, do not chop them; keep the pecan halves whole so they are easier to grab and toss them with the spice and oil mixture. However you make them, you can prepare the Spicy Pecans up to four days in advance; store them in an airtight container at room temperature. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 27, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Active Time: 5 mins Total Time: 25 mins Yield: 1 to 2 ⁄ cups Ingredients 1 1/2 cups pecans, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine chopped pecans, olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl, and toss to coat. Spread coated pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until pecans are deeply toasted, about 15 minutes, stirring once. Let cool 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Rate it Print