Sassy Spiced Pecans Super-fresh pecans and spices in this simple recipe take a perennial Southern favorite from the ordinary to the sublime. Have these treats out on the counter in a pretty bowl when guests arrive; with a big meal like this, why bother with elaborate appetizers? Yields 3 cups   3 cups pecan halves 1 cup coarse organic cane sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder 1 teaspoon ground Saigon cinnamon 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla