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Pecan Pie
Benchi

Best Pecan Pie Recipe

Impress your guests with this perfect Southern Pecan Pie.  With eight easy ingredients and only ten minutes of prep time, you too, can cook like a chef.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern
Calories: 590
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked or frozen pie crust
  • 2 ½ cups pecans coarsely chopped
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup light corn syrup or dark corn syrup
  • ¾ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter (slightly cooled)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Add pecans to the unbaked pie shell.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.  Pour the mixture over the pecans.
  3. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until the center has just a slight jiggle but the edges are stable and set.  Cool for at least 2 hours before slicing.