Use it up · Nuts and seeds

Pecans

Have extra pecans? Here’s how to choose, store and prep pecans, plus 7 family recipes to use it all up, best matches first.

🍽 See the recipes 🧺 Pick a few things you have

🛒 Choosing it

Look for plump, evenly colored halves.

🧊 Storing it

Pantry: 3 to 4 months in a cool, dry cabinet
Fridge: 6 months or more
Freezer: About 1 year

Nuts taste bitter or like paint when they go rancid; toss them.

Keep the fridge at 40°F or below and the freezer at 0°F. Freezer times are for best quality; food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe. When in doubt, throw it out. Times from Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

🔪 Prepping it

Toast in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes until fragrant. Whole nuts are a choking risk for young children; chop them finely or use nut butter thinly spread.

🌱 Grow it

You can grow your own: pecan. The Food Garden Planner shows how much to plant for your family and when it comes in.

🌱 Plan a garden with it →

📊 Nutrition per 100 g

Pecans. 100 g is about 3 1/2 ounces.

Calories	691 kcal	35%
Protein	9.2 g	18%
Total fat	72 g	92%
Saturated fat	6.2 g	31%
Total carbohydrate	14 g	5%
Dietary fiber	9.6 g	34%
Total sugars	4.0 g
Sodium	0.0 mg	0%
Calcium	70 mg	5%
Iron	2.5 mg	14%
Potassium	410 mg	9%

% Daily Value for adults (FDA). From USDA FoodData Central 170182 (SR Legacy).

🍽 Recipes that use it up

7 recipes, the ones that use the most pecans first.

With a smaller amount

Plan them into your week in the meal planner, or find recipes for two or three things at once with the “What can I make?” picker.

More nuts and seeds

Peanuts and peanut butter Almonds Walnuts Cashews Sunflower seeds Pumpkin seeds Sesame seeds and tahini Chia seeds Flaxseed All ingredients →

Storage times and buying tips are general guides from the sources below; follow any date or instructions on the package. Cook meat, poultry, fish and eggs to the USDA safe temperatures in each recipe.