Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Perfect Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
from sugarspunrun.com
109 cooks on sugarspunrun.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 | 25% | 25% |
| liquid | 2% | 0% |
| total sugar | 93% | 90% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 100% | 96% |
| egg | 87% | 65% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 45% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | 1 9 1/2" homemade pie crust ((click link for recipe)) |
| 245 g | 2 1/4 cups pecan halves (or coarsely chopped pecans) |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (room temperature preffered) |
| 213 g | 1 cup light brown sugar (tightly packed) |
| 103 g | 2/3 cup dark corn syrup |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled until no longer warm to the touch ) |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon water |
Method: 10 steps, published by sugarspunrun.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe is absolutely amazing! I have tried making pecan pie for over 40 years and have little success. It either took too long to bake, the filling would somehow get beneath the crust or it never set properly. I decided to try making this yesterday. My” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was delicious. I was never a fan of pecan pie before but this one I LOVE. I made it for Thanksgiving. Now my husband has requested this for his birthday instead of cake. Thank you for the great recipes and I enjoy the video tutorials.” — a cook, 5.0★