Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Best Easy Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
8 cooks on www.lecremedelacrumb.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 63.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 33% | 25% |
| liquid | 103% | 0% |
| total sugar | 107% | 90% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 52% | 96% |
| egg | 65% | 65% |
| dairy | 103% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 67% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | 1 unbaked pie crust |
| 218 g | 2 cups pecan halves |
| 154 g | 1 cup corn syrup (light or dark *see note) |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup packed brown sugar |
| 76 g | 1/3 cup salted butter (*see note) |
| 4 g | 1 tsp vanilla |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp salt |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy cream (cold) |
| 40 g | 2 tbsp pure maple syrup |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.lecremedelacrumb.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Really clear breakdown of the technique here. The part about timing the components together is what most recipes skip over, and it makes a huge difference to the final result. I keep a kitchen log of variations that worked so I can repeat them consistently.” — a cook, 5.0★
“Just what my Sunday reading list needed. Already sharing this with a couple of friends. Much appreciated.” — a cook, 5.0★