This easy pecan pie recipe is a Thanksgiving pie favorite. A traditional holiday dessert, however this is a pecan pie without corn syrup.
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 50 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Servings 8Slices Of Pie
Equipment
Pie Pan
Ingredients
6tbspbutter
1 1/4cupbrown sugarlight or dark, packed
2tsppure vanilla extract
1/4tspsalt
3/4cupagave syrup*I use Agave In The Raw, another option would be pure maple syrup
2large eggsroom temperature
2cupspecans
1/2cupdark chocolate chips
1 9" deep dish pie crusthomemade or store bought, partially blind baked
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pour pecans and chocolate chips into prepared pie crust and spread out. Place pie plate with crust, chocolate chips and pecans onto a baking sheet and set aside.
In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt your butter. Once butter is melted, add brown sugar and stir until mixture is well combined. Remove from heat. Add in your vanilla, salt and Agave In The Raw, stirring until well combined. In a separate large bowl, gently beat the eggs. Add mixture in the saucepan to the egg mixture, stir to combine the two mixtures. Pour mixture over pecans in pie crust.
Place pie plate (on baking sheet) into oven and bake until the filling is set, approximately 50-60 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least one hour prior to serving. Store tightly covered.
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Notes
Try serving slightly warm, topped with vanilla ice cream!Store covered in refrigerator.