Spiced Pecans

Not only are these a sweet and crunchy snack, you can sprinkle them over low-sugar ice cream for a quick and easy dessert.

Yield: 20 servings (serving size: 2 tablespoons)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  "measures-like-sugar" calorie-free sweetener
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  large egg white
• 4 1/2  teaspoons  water
• 2 1/2  cups  pecan halves
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 300°.

2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well.

3. Beat egg white and water with a mixer at medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sweetener mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form; fold in pecan halves.

4. Pour pecan mixture onto a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300° for 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.

5. Cool completely in pan. Store in an airtight container.

carbo rating: 2

Nutritional Information

Calories:

100 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

9.7g (sat 0.9g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

1.5g

Carbohydrate:

2.6g

Fiber:

0.9g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

32mg

Calcium:

2mg