Christmas Recipes
Rich Pecan Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups Planters Pecan Halves
- 1 unbaked 9 inch pastry shell
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dash of salt
Instructions
- Place syrup, sugar and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cool slightly.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place pecans in pastry shell.
- Beat eggs with vanilla and salt in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended.
- Gradually add cooled syrup mixture, beating until well blended. Pour over pecans in pastry shell.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Substitute 1 refrigerated pie crust for the pastry shell. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for unfilled 1 crust pie, using 9 inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray. Fill with pecans and prepared filling and bake as directed.
Great Substitute: Prepare as directed, substituting 3/4 cup dark corn syrup for the 1 cup maple-flavored syrup.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 480 Total fat 30g Saturated fat 10g Cholesterol 95mg Sodium 210mg Carbohydrate 51g Dietary fiber 2g Sugars 38g Protein 6g
Vitamin A 6% DV Vitamin C 0% DV Calcium 2% DV Iron 6% DV
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Kraft Heinz Company