Best Colorado Pecan Pie Recipes

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FAVORITE BOURBON PECAN PIE



Favorite Bourbon Pecan Pie image

This is a pecan pie you won't want to forget. Bourbon gives this pie its delicious and distinctive flavor.

Provided by BlueEyedBaker

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
½ cup light corn syrup
3 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons bourbon
2 cups pecan halves
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Mix the white sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl. Stir in the corn syrup, eggs, and bourbon; fold in the pecans. Pour the mixture into the pie crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); continue to bake until the pie is set, about 25 minutes more. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 532.6 calories, Carbohydrate 55.9 g, Cholesterol 81.2 mg, Fat 33.1 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 190.4 mg, Sugar 32.6 g

PECAN PIE



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This is a wonderfully rich, Southern pie recipe that is the best I've tried!

Provided by Linda Seay

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ¾ cups white sugar
¼ cup dark corn syrup
¼ cup butter
1 tablespoon cold water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups chopped pecans
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, butter, water, and cornstarch. Bring to a full boil, and remove from heat.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Gradually beat in cooked syrup mixture. Stir in salt, vanilla, and pecans. Pour into pie shell.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until filling is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 511.8 calories, Carbohydrate 65.1 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Fat 27.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 272.7 mg, Sugar 47.4 g

SOUTHERN PECAN PIE II



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I received this recipe from my friend Joyce three years ago, she in turn got it from a elderly southern lady. It is a real classic Southern style pecan pie and is very pretty too!

Provided by LINDA MAUGERI

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Vintage Pie Recipes     Chess Pie Recipes

Time 4h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, chilled and diced
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons ice water
1 ½ cups pecan halves
3 eggs
1 cup light corn syrup
¾ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3 tablespoons sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix yolk with water and stir in until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight. Roll out and place in a 9 inch pie plate.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C.)
  • Place pecans in the bottom of pie crust. In a large bowl, Stir together 3/4 cup of sugar and flour. Mix in the eggs, corn syrup, milk, melted butter and vanilla. Blend well and pour over pecans in crust.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown and filling is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 616.8 calories, Carbohydrate 77.7 g, Cholesterol 137.8 mg, Fat 33.2 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 313.5 mg, Sugar 35.8 g

EASY BOURBON PECAN PIE



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This pie has a mellow bourbon flavor that's not too strong and not too sweet. And it is easy, crunchy and chewy-just what you want in a pecan pie. -Nick Iverson, Denver, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 ounces toasted pecan halves, divided
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup bourbon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 sheet refrigerated pie crust
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Steps:

  • In a food processor, pulse half the pecans until coarsely chopped; reserve remaining pecans. Combine eggs and sugars until well mixed. Add next 5 ingredients and chopped pecans., Unroll crust into a 9-in. metal pie plate; flute edge. Pour filling into crust. Arrange reserved pecan halves over filling. Place filled pie in freezer for 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 425°. Bake until crust is set, about 15 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; continue baking until pie is puffed and set in the middle, about 1 hour (tent loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning). Cool. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 600 calories, Fat 41g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 103mg cholesterol, Sodium 221mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

PECAN PIE II



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This is one of my husband's favorite pies. I can also say that it is mine as well, and my children sure go for this one. This pie can be baked in small fluted foil pans to make 8 to 10 individual pies.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, melted
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 ½ cups pecan halves
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie

Steps:

  • Bake pie shell at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Cool. Turn oven down to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Beat eggs and salt until very light and lemon colored. Beat in sugar a little at a time. With a wire whisk, fold in melted butter or margarine, and corn syrup. Pour into partially baked shell. Arrange pecan halves on top, broken side down.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, and reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 572 calories, Carbohydrate 63.8 g, Cholesterol 100.3 mg, Fat 35.4 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 361.1 mg, Sugar 30.7 g

COLORADO PECAN PIE



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Categories     Nut     Dessert     Bake

Yield 1 pie

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 C. sugar
1 C. dark corn syrup
3 Tbsp.butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
1 C. pecans
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 pie shell
1 pint heavy cream

Steps:

  • Bring 1/2 C. sugar + corn syrup to a boil, stirring occasionally--stir in butter. Meanwhile, in a medium size mixing bowl, beat eggs just until yolks & whites are combined. Slowly pour hot mixture over beaten eggs, stirring vigorously. Stir in salt vanilla and pecans. Mix the flour + 1 Tbsp. sugar & sprinkle over bottom of unbaked pastry shell. Pour filling in and bake 350 degrees (glass) or 375 degrees (metal) for 45 min. Cool pie. Whip cream with 2 Tbsp (or more) powdered sugar and serve on or with pie.

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