Old Fashioned Pecan Pie Recipe

4.45 from 25 votes

Indulge in a timeless Old Fashioned Pecan Pie Recipe with gooey filling and toasted pecans - a must for holiday dessert tables!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Cooling Time2

Total Time3 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 273kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Coarsely chop your pecans and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Toast the pecans in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. They should be fragrant but not burned. Once toasted, set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.
1 ½ cup pecans
In a bowl, combine corn syrup, eggs, brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt. Whisk until smooth.
¾ cup corn syrup, 3 large eggs, 1 cup brown sugar, ¼ cup maple syrup, 3 tbs butter, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, Pinch salt
Stir in the toasted pecans.
Pour filling into the pie crust. * Then bake for 60-70 minutes. The pie is done when the center is mostly set. If you have a thermometer, check the temperature of the pie- it should be around 205-210°F. *
1 unbaked or frozen deep-dish pie crust
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 2 hours. You can move the pie to the refrigerator once it comes to room temperature.

Tips and Tricks

I like to take a frozen pie crust and place it in one of my nicer pie dishes.
Bake your pie on top of a rimmed baking sheet. This will help with moving the pie in and out of the oven, and if there are any spills, it will catch them.
The pie has to reach at least 200°F (but I find around 210°F best) for the filling to set. This is because of the high sugar content of the filling.