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John Thorne's Best-Ever Pecan Pie Recipe
8 ingredients
25 min + 2 hr 10 min
1 (9-inch) pie (8 to 10 servings)
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John Thorne, author of the Simple Cooking newsletter, likes making this pecan pie (featured in Richard Sax's Classic Home Desserts) with a combination of Lyle...
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
370
Calories
10g
Protein
20g
Fat
31g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Pie | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar , dark muscovado sugar, turbinado sugar, or light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup or Lyle’s Golden Syrup
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), at room temperature, plus more for coating the pie plate
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups pecan halves , coarsely chopped (about 8 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
Directions
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