Need a super-quick, delicious dessert for Thanksgiving? How about classic pecan pie! This no-fail recipe is especially great for those short on time or new to the kitchen. No special baking equipment is needed to make this pie. All you have to do is combine the filling ingredients in a bowl, fill the pie shell, and bake. To simplify the process even more, use a ready-made pie crust from the store. The final pie is chewy, sweet, and nutty. Learn how to make it and read more.
From Everyday Food
Ingredients
1 disk homemade or store-ready pie dough, rolled out and fitted into a 9-inch pie plate
4 large eggs
1 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups pecan halves
Lightly sweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. with rack set in lowest position.
- Using kitchen shears or a paring knife, trim dough to a 1-inch overhang. With floured fingers, fold overhang under itself to form a rim; pinch between thumb and forefinger to form a uniform edge around rim of pie plate. Crimp with fingertips. Transfer dough-lined pie plate to refrigerator.
- Make filling: In a large bowl, whisk eggs, corn syrup, sugars, butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth; mix in pecans.
- Pour mixture into chilled pie crust; place pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until filling jiggles slightly in the center when gently shaken, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Cool pie completely in plate, 5 to 6 hours. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
Serves 8.
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Mulberry
Dorothy Perkins
Inspirations
could the pecans be chopped?
1Sure, but it won't look as pretty.
Is there a crust recipe you like YUM??
2it's so yummy all the time, especially if you add semi-sweet chocolate chips on top and allow them to melt into the mixture. delicious.
3that looks really good and VERY easy. last year was the first time that i've ever had pecan pie and i didn't want to try making it on my own since i thought that it would be more complicated but honestly, the way that you break out the steps here, it's not too hard right? i'm going to have to use these images so i know how to layout the pecans on the top to make it look pretty.
4loooooooks so good!
5mommie: I like Food and Wine's cream cheese pastry and Martha's classic pate brisee. Hope that helps!
6looks yum but I definitely would use the chopped pecans instead.
7it seems so easy that even i could do it!
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