Grandma's Pecan Pie
This pecan pie from my grandmother is so good that I had to share it. The addition of pure maple syrup is the secret that makes it especially delicious. Gran’s pies are the best!

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Ingredients
3 lightly beaten eggs
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white sugar combined with 1 tablespoon flour
1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter
1 9-inch pie crust (unbaked)
2/3 cup pecans
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Mix eggs, corn syrup, maple syrup, salt, vanilla, the sugar-flour mix, and butter together and pour into the pie shell. Top with pecans.
Bake for 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350°F and bake until knife blade comes out clean (50 to 60 minutes).
Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
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recipe amounts
I want to know what size of pie crust to use since quantity of recipe exceeds amount that can be put in a deep dish 9" pie crust. (what a mess!)
Grandma's Pecan Pie
Do you melt the butter?
Pecan Pie
Distinguish it from bought pie by adding additional pecan halves to the top in concentric circles.
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Wow, the diabetes express.
My Grandmothers recipe leaves out the 1 cup white sugar and replaces it with 7/8 cup more pecans. Very good warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Wow! Way too sweet (my teeth ache just from reading it). Recipe I use has more pecans, less sweetener.
3 eggs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 1 1/2 cup pecan pieces
- 1 (9-inch) prepared pie crust (in pie pan)
substitute for corn syrup
What can I substitute for corn syrup?
Humm, a pecan pie but no
Humm, a pecan pie but no pecans, different I guess.
The pecans are in the
The pecans are in the ingredient list (above).
Pecan Pie
When do you add the pecans?
Grandma’s pecan pie - question
The pecans are in the “8 ingredients”, see instructions
Looks like a great recipe.
Looks like a great recipe.