Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Island Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
It ranks #2 of 63 for sweetness perceived among the pecan pie recipes we compared. 65 cooks on www.favfamilyrecipes.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 | 48% | 25% |
| liquid | 200% | 0% |
| total sugar | 184% | 90% |
| egg | 105% | 65% |
| dairy | 200% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 4% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 400 g | 2 cups sugar |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon corn meal |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon flour |
| 250 g | 5 eggs |
| pinch of salt | |
| 109 g | 1 cup pecans (coarsely chopped) |
| 1 cup crushed pineapple (thoroughly drained) | |
| 1 cup coconut (sweetened) | |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter (melted) |
| 230 g | 1 pie crust (unbaked (you can also use 2 crusts to make 2 less-full pies)) |
| 476 g | 2 cups heavy cream |
| 38 g | 3 tablespoon sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon almond extract |
| 1/2 cup coconut (toasted) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.favfamilyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“You really should note that this recipe requires 2 regular pie shells. That being said, excellent result. I made one with a Diamond chocolate nut crust and one with a regular crust, Both were fantastic, and I say that as a Texas grandfather who is a pecan nut,” — a cook, 5.0★
“THIS WAS A HUGE HIT!!! FIRST TIME I MADE IT FOUND THIS RECIPIE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER... IM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS ONE LOVED IT!!” — a cook, 5.0★