This homemade pecan pie is a classic old-fashioned dessert that’s perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It has the best combination of sweet and salty! Plus, it’s so easy to make that the kids can help with every step of this recipe. Give it a try and you’ll see why it’s our family’s favorite pecan pie recipe!
Looking for more pecan dessert ideas? Make sure to try my Pecan Pie Bars or my Chocolate Pecan Pie!
I’ve partnered with Karo® Syrup for this easy and delicious recipe.
An Easy Homemade Pecan Pie Recipe
I don’t typically bake pies all year round. I suppose I reserve my pie baking for special occasions and holidays. I’m not really sure why that is, because they really aren’t difficult to make, especially the recipe that I am going to share with you today, this Classic EASY Pecan Pie recipe!
This Pecan Pie recipe is so quick, I should really make it a year-round dessert. Because while Pecan Pie is just about as important to your Thanksgiving meal as the turkey, I kind of feel like it should get some love on a random Wednesday in March as well. Let’s make it happen!
What is Pecan Pie?
Pecan Pie is Southern baking at its finest. It’s made from pecans, with a filling that includes butter, sugar, eggs, and Karo® Corn Syrup. The subtle sweetness of the Karo® Corn Syrup is what really sets this recipe apart from the rest.
And, this is the perfect pie recipe for beginners, or for kids to get involved in the holiday meal prep.
How to Make Pecan Pie
The steps for this recipe are so easy. All you do is mix together your Karo® Corn Syrup (you can use light or dark), your eggs, granulated sugar, butter, vanilla, and pecans!
You can certainly make your own pie crust, and I have a really great pie crust recipe here on my site, but for a time saver, which is great when you’re trying to prepare for a big meal, you can also use a frozen deep dish pie crust, or even the rolled up crusts. I love taking any short cuts I can around the holidays, when I have a lot of different dishes to prepare.
Trust me, the filling of this pie is the start of the show, so it doesn’t matter too much what kind of crust you use!
You can enjoy your pie with ice cream on top, whipped cream, or on it’s own. The crunchy pecans, paired with the sweet filling, is guaranteed to bit a hit.
The beauty of this Easy Pecan Pie recipe is that the prep time is less than 10 minutes, and you can make it in advance, so you’re not struggling with desserts the day of your family gathering. It’s a fantastic recipe, that you can rely on to turn out perfectly every time.
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Easy Pecan Pie Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: serves 10 1x
- Category: Pie
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
Description
This homemade pecan pie is a classic old-fashioned dessert that’s perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It has the best combination of sweet and salty! Plus, it’s so easy to make that the kids can help with every step of this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Karo® Light OR Dark Corn Syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1–1/2 cups (6 ounces) coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked OR frozen deep-dish pie crust
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix Karo® Light Corn Syrup, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla using a spoon or a rubber spatula.
- Stir in pecans.
- Pour the mixture into pie crust.
- Bake on center rack of oven for 60 to 70 minutes.
- Cool for at least 2 hours on wire rack before serving.
Notes
If you are using a prepared frozen pie crust, place cookie sheet in oven and preheat oven as directed. Pour filling into frozen crust and bake on preheated cookie sheet.
The pie is done when center reaches 200°F. Tap center surface of pie lightly – it should spring back when done. If pie crust is over-browning, cover edges with foil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 304
- Sugar: 46.7 g
- Sodium: 54.6 mg
- Fat: 12.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.9 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 61.9 mg
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This is the recipe on the back of the Karo syrup bottle. It’s good.
This is the exact same recipe that is on the back of the Karo syrup bottle. Giving it 5 stars because it’s delicious. But I’ll hand out one star for creativity.
Good…I used more pecans, about 2 + 3/4 cups…..
Very easy to make and delicious. I’ve made this pie so many times and it’s never failed me.
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I have made this recipe several times and it’s delicious. My biggest advice is to be sure to check your pie as it’s cooking. Mine has always been done in 40-45 minutes. Any longer and it definitely would have burnt.
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This is the best quick pecan pie recipe ever and it comes out amazing I have people asking for one all the time.
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I made this pie and it turned out great! However, I put chocolate chips on the bottom of the crust just before I fill it. Not too many, just enough to cover the crust.
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This is the exact recipe my mother used when she made her Pecan Pie. It is really the best there is. Once in a while she would lighten up on the sugar and add chocolate chips. Then it was called Derby Pie in honor of the Kentucky Derby.
Hi! Can we prepare the batter ahead of time, freeze it, and then bake it up another day after the batter is thawed?
Yes.
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So easy and delicious
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