Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Chocolate Caramel Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 63 for sweetness perceived among the pecan pie recipes we compared. 23 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.6★.
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 | 52% | 0% |
| total sugar | 87% | 90% |
| egg | 65% | 65% |
| dairy | 150% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 17% |
| protein add | 99% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 230 g | Single pie crust to fit 9.5- or 10-inch pan |
| 170 g | 1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream |
| 227 g | 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese (softened) |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 164 g | 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans |
| 28 caramels (unwrapped (or about 1 1/2 cups homemade caramel - see note)) | |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup salted butter |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup granulated sugar |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This vastly exceeded my expectations. 1) I’ve never made a pie before. Period. 2) After sampling the store bought caramels and realizing they taste of chemicals, I opted for the linked recipe for no stir caramels. 3) I’d never made homemade caramel before.” — a cook, 5.0★