Grammy's Kitchen · Pecan Pie · Chocolate Pecan Pie
One of 63 pecan pie recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
It ranks #63 of 63 for sweetness perceived among the pecan pie recipes we compared. 12 cooks on cafedelites.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 | 5% | 25% |
| total sugar | 19% | 90% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 100% | 96% |
| egg | 10% | 65% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 17% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 218 g | 2 cups pecans |
| 170 g | 6 ounces 70% chocolate (roughly chopped into pieces, or semisweet chocolate) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted) |
| 11 g | 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Hershey's) |
| 242 g | 3/4 cup golden syrup (maple syrup, rice syrup or light corn syrup) |
| 160 g | 3/4 cup light brown sugar (packed) |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all purpose flour |
| 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional) | |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs (whisked) |
| 2070 g | 9 inch pie crust (or pie shell) |
Method: 9 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My daughter wanted a fudge pie for Christmas dinner and I searched and searched for one that I thought I could make until I came across this recipe. I made it and it was THE BEST!! I made it just as directed and it turned out perfect!! I tented the top loosl” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this for Thanksgiving this year and my husband enjoyed it so much that he says I need to make it for every holiday! I didn't pre-bake my pie crust, but I did freeze it for 30 minutes while I prepared the filling and I didn't have any issues with soggy b” — a cook, 5.0★