Description
A classic Southern dessert featuring a gooey filling of corn syrup and brown sugar, topped with crunchy pecans and baked in a flaky crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pie crust (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ยฐF (175ยฐC).
- Whisk together the light corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract, and salt until smooth.
- Fold in the pecan halves gently, ensuring they’re evenly distributed.
- Pour the filling into your prepared pie crust.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60-70 minutes until the filling is set and top is bubbly and golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for extra indulgence.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg