Pecan Pie
A rich, gooey pie packed with toasted pecans in a dark corn syrup filling - toasting the pecans first and using dark corn syrup instead of light are what give real pecan pie its deeper, more caramelized flavor.
⏱ 65 min🍽 8 servings
dessertvegetarianbaking
Ingredients
- •1 pie crust
- •1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
- •1 cup dark corn syrup
- •3 eggs
- •3/4 cup sugar
- •3 tbsp melted butter
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
- •1/4 tsp salt
Steps
- 1.Toast the pecans in a dry skillet or 350°F oven for 5 minutes until fragrant, then roughly chop - toasting first brings out their fullest flavor.
- 2.Preheat oven to 350°F and fit the pie crust into a pie dish.
- 3.Whisk together the dark corn syrup, eggs, sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and salt - dark corn syrup instead of light is what gives real pecan pie its deeper, caramelized flavor.
- 4.Stir in the toasted pecans and pour into the crust.
- 5.Bake for 50-55 minutes until set and golden, covering the edges with foil if browning too quickly.