A TOP-SECRET FAMILY RECIPE. V1 contributor Kalyn Cronk's family has made spiced pecans for as long as she can remember, and they've always been a hit. This holiday season, try making them for yourself! (Photo by WBUR/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Ever since I can remember, my mom has made these spiced pecans for the holiday season. They never lasted long and went like candy. Afterwards, we would all go deer hunting for the rest of the night. By the time all of the hunters were back, the pecans would be gone! They never lasted more than 48 hours. –Kalyn Cronk

Ingredients:

1 egg white

1 tbsp. cold water

1 lb. pecans

½ cup sugar

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. In a large bowl, whip the egg white and cold water together until frothy. 

3. Add the pecans. Stir so they are evenly coated with the egg and water mix. 

4. Add the sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Stir so the pecans are evenly coated.

5. Wrap tinfoil over a cookie sheet, and spread out the pecans on the foiled sheet. 

6. Bake for one hour, stirring the pecans every 10-15 minutes.