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Best Southern Pecan Pie

5 from 1 vote
Southern Pecan Pie is an old-fashioned dessert of buttery, gooey, carmelized pecans with a hint of rum, nestled in a crispy, flaky crust. Serve this delicious deep-dish pie with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream. This traditional treat is a favorite for fall, Thanksgiving, and whenever you just want to indulge.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 474
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups Pecan Halves
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Dark Corn Syrup
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ tbsp Rum Extract
  • ½ tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 9-inch Deep Dish Pie Shell fresh or frozen

Method
 

  1. In a mixing bowl add eggs and sugar, mix until just combined. Add corn syrup, butter (melted), nutmeg, cinnamon, rum extract, vanilla extract and mix everything together until ingredients are completely combined.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Pour pecans into the bottom of pie crust and pour filling on top of the pecans.
  4. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.
  5. Halfway through baking, about 25 minutes, check the pie to make sure it is not browning too much. Cover with aluminum foil if this happens and continue baking.
  6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. I love to top pecan pie with buttered pecan ice cream!