Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Brown Butter Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
8 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 | 25% | 25% |
| total sugar | 46% | 90% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 100% | 96% |
| egg | 65% | 65% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | 1 frozen pre-made pie crust |
| 218 g | 2 cups pecans (roughly chopped) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 1 cup light Karo syrup | |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup brown sugar |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
| Whipped cream (optional) |
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.
“I just now printed out your recipe...I can't wait to try it! I was just talking to my family who was visiting how brown butter makes everything better! I love to find new ways to make pecan pies, and this is perfect. Thank you for sharing!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious pie! I have made it as written and it was wonderful. For a different twist, I’ve also eliminated the cinnamon and added about a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. Yummy!” — a cook, 5.0★