I'll be honest, I never had pecan pie. I've always seen them in stores and bakeries, but never did I go out of my way to get one. Until the other day, when my friend said he wanted to make a pecan pie with me. What better way to try your first pecan pie, than to make it yourself!?

So we did some research on recipes that we may enjoy and I kind of fixed it up to make it our own and what we would enjoy. Apparently pecan pie is easy to mess up, which I didn't know... I guess it could become more of a pecan soup if not done properly. We don't want that, so try this!

What I love about this recipe is that its super easy to prep and put together, especially if you're using pre-made pie crusts (its okay to go easy sometimes)...

The biggest step is to chop the pecans! (Unless you're going to buy those chopped too, I won't tell).

Ingredients:

1 cup Light Corn Syrup
1 1/2 cups Chopped Pecans (if you LOVE pecans, put 2 cups! I just like the taste of the filling)
1/2 cup Dark Brown Sugar
3 eggs + 1 egg for Egg Wash
1 Tablespoon molasses (Molasses has a strong flavor and some people don't like that, so substitute it with maple syrup if you aren't a fan)
3 1/2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 - 9" pie crust (homemade or pre-made)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350*. Place pie crust into 9" pie pan and place in the fridge. Then start by giving the pecans a rough chop and measure out the 1 1/2 cups. Place aside.

In a separate bowl (adding ingredients one at a time) mix together brown sugar, 3 eggs, molasses (or maple syrup), corn syrup, vanilla, salt and melted butter (let the butter cool for a moment before adding into the mixture because it can cook the eggs!). Once that is all well combined, place aside.

Grab the pie crust from the fridge and spread evenly the pecans in the pie shell. Pour the filling over the pecans and garnish with full pecans to decorate to your liking. Grab the egg wash and brush the crust and sprinkle with white sugar (I just do this for appearance...and some taste).

Place in oven at 350* for 30 minutes, once the time is up, tent foil over the pie and place back into the oven for another 45-50 minutes until the filling has set and doesn't wiggle when its poked. It should be slightly firm.

Take the pie out of the oven, uncover and let cool completely before serving, it will easily fall a part if you cut into it too early! Ain't it pretty?! Tasty too!

Serve with some vanilla ice cream and you have a FANTASTIC dessert! Enjoy!

Dana's Desserts

Old Fashion Pecan Pie