The Pecan Post

Fresh green salad topped with candied pecans and goat cheese

The Best Salads to Top with Candied Pecans

Crunch Is the Missing Ingredient in Most Salads A salad without texture is just a pile of wet leaves. That sounds blunt, but it is the reason so many homemade...

The Best Salads to Top with Candied Pecans

Crunch Is the Missing Ingredient in Most Salads A salad without texture is just a pile of wet leaves. That sounds blunt, but it is the reason so many homemade...

Spicy seasoned pecans with red pepper flakes

Spicy Pecans and the Sweet Heat Snacking Trend

Sweet Heat Is Not a Fad Walk through any grocery store snack aisle and you will see it. Hot honey chips. Chili mango gummies. Spicy maple almonds. Sweet heat has...

Spicy Pecans and the Sweet Heat Snacking Trend

Sweet Heat Is Not a Fad Walk through any grocery store snack aisle and you will see it. Hot honey chips. Chili mango gummies. Spicy maple almonds. Sweet heat has...

Candied pecans with a golden caramel glaze

What Are Candied Pecans? Everything You Need to...

Candied Pecans Start with a Simple Idea Take a pecan. Coat it in sugar. Add heat until the sugar transforms into something golden and crunchy. That is the basic concept...

What Are Candied Pecans? Everything You Need to...

Candied Pecans Start with a Simple Idea Take a pecan. Coat it in sugar. Add heat until the sugar transforms into something golden and crunchy. That is the basic concept...

The History of Pecans: From Native American Sta...

The Only Major Tree Nut Native to North America Pecans are American. Not American in the way that apple pie is American (apples came from Central Asia). Actually, genuinely, originally...

The History of Pecans: From Native American Sta...

The Only Major Tree Nut Native to North America Pecans are American. Not American in the way that apple pie is American (apples came from Central Asia). Actually, genuinely, originally...

Pecan Wood for Smoking: A BBQ Lover's Guide

The Pitmaster's Best-Kept Secret Ask ten backyard BBQ enthusiasts what wood they smoke with and you'll hear hickory, mesquite, oak, and maybe cherry. Ask ten competition pitmasters the same question...

Pecan Wood for Smoking: A BBQ Lover's Guide

The Pitmaster's Best-Kept Secret Ask ten backyard BBQ enthusiasts what wood they smoke with and you'll hear hickory, mesquite, oak, and maybe cherry. Ask ten competition pitmasters the same question...

How Much Protein Is in Pecans? The Full Picture

The Straight Answer One ounce of pecans (about 19 halves) contains 2.6 grams of protein. That puts pecans near the bottom of the nut protein rankings. If you're eating pecans...

How Much Protein Is in Pecans? The Full Picture

The Straight Answer One ounce of pecans (about 19 halves) contains 2.6 grams of protein. That puts pecans near the bottom of the nut protein rankings. If you're eating pecans...