Happy Friday! More importantly, Happy National Pecan Day! Today is the day to celebrate the pecan. When I think of pecans, there is only one food that comes to mind…..
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PECAN PIE!! I usually have this dessert around the holiday season, but for National Pecan Day, I will make an exception. Pecan Pie is really easy to make, and the perfect way to celebrate this food holiday! In making this pie, I consulted my mom for a recipe.
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National Pecan Day Pie
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
3 large eggs
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 stick unsalted butter ( melted)
1 1/2 -2 cups pecan pieces
A Pie Pan lined with your favorite pie dough
In a large bowl mix together the sugar, corn syrup, eggs, salt, vanilla, butter. Mix together with a large wooden spoon. Add pecan pieces. Mix together until everything is well incorporated.
Pour into pie shell and bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes. Best served after refrigerated over night to set up. If you don’t mind a runnier pie, serve warm with ice cream!
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UrMomCooks - Texans take their pecan pie pretty seriously, and I must say, this one looks scrumptious!!! Would love a big piece of that for lunch!
DessertForTwo - This is hands-down my all time favorite dessert. And would you believe it, as a kid I hated the stuff??? Now that I live outside Texas, I realize all the opportunities I missed to eat pecan pie. Now I must make one, even if it’s not Thanksgiving or Christmas! Thanks for the reminder!
Liz (Little Bitty Bakes) - Hmm, since it is a no-meat Friday for me, perhaps I’ll have to eat pecan pie for dinner tonight! Or at least butter pecan ice cream…
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking - Gorgeous pie! I love pecans — I think they’re my favorite nut.
Memoria - I detest pecans, but that first photo is killing me! Wow. Fantastic photos! I always make pecan-less pies because I love the syrupy base. YUM.
Vanessa - Now I feel like I need to make something with pecans.. Hmm. I love the first photo. That pie looks delish!
Jenné @ Sweet Potato Soul - Wow, I didn’t know today was National Pecan Day!
I just took a batch of pecan oat cookies out of the oven, and I’ve got two huge bags that I brought back from Georgia earlier this week. I may be making this pie soon : )