Yahoo Lifestyle The 30 Absolute Best Pecan Pie Recipes to Shine On Your Holiday Table
Looking for the best pecan pie around? You'll find it in this collection of 30 different pecan pie recipes, including creative dessert ideas made with pecans!
Whether it's an old-fashioned pecan pie recipe, an easy bourbon pecan pie recipe or a pecan pie without corn syrup, this list makes finding your favorite (and one your friends and family will love) a breeze.
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How Do You Keep Pecan Pie From Being Runny?
One of the most common questions about pecan pie recipes is "how can I make my pecan pie more firm?" There are a lot of factors that can affect the consistency of your pecan pie—one of the most important being time and temperature!
Use an oven thermometer to make sure the temperature of your oven is accurate and don't under-bake your pie! Finally, make sure to let your pie cool completely before cutting it, since the filling will firm up as it cools. Then you can enjoy your perfectly set pie.
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The Best Pecan Pie Recipes
These recipes include some of the best, unique and versatile pecan pie recipes ever! And some recipes that aren't pies. Think: pecan pie bars, cookies, cheesecake and brownies, all perfect for entertaining guests this holiday season.
Michele Stuart
To really blow your guests away, Michele Stuart recommends serving this pie warm with a drizzle of Bourbon Sauce or a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Get the recipe: Chocolate-Pecan-Bourbon Pie
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John Kernick
A pretzel crust and the palate-pleasing flavor of salted caramel are sure to land this divine dessert on your shortlist.
Get the recipe: Jamie Deen's Salted Caramel Pecan Pie
Jennifer Robins
In her cookbook, Down South Paleo, Jennifer Robbins says, "Pie is not just dessert—it is as essential as the air you breathe. This version is the perfect marriage between traditional pecan pie and chocolate!"
Get the recipe: Chocolate Chip Georgia Pecan Pie
Mark Boughton Photography/Styling by Teresa Blackburn
The slab pie recipe starts with a pecan pie base, then each quarter section is topped with either sliced apple and cinnamon, cranberries and orange zest, white and dark chocolate chunks or more pecans. Guests can choose their favorite flavor or everyone can try a piece of each!
Get the recipe: 4-Flavor Slab Pecan Pie
Grandbaby Cakes
This Southern Pecan Pie is the best classic pie that you can prepare in no time. Nutty, sweet and oh so buttery, this pie was made to be on your holiday table, especially when served à la mode with vanilla ice cream!
Get the recipe: Southern Pecan Pie Recipe
Grandbaby Cakes
This Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Recipe starts with a flaky, buttery crust that’s filled with a lush sweet potato filling then topped with a crisp, sweetened pecan topping.
Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Grandbaby Cakes
This gooey Pecan Pie Bars recipe is made up of a buttery shortbread base, toasted pecans, sticky caramel, loads of chocolate and a salt sprinkle! These indulgent bars are full of everything you love about pecan pie and then some!
Get the recipe: Pecan Pie Bars
Grandbaby Cakes
This Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie is packed with indulgent chocolate, spiced bourbon, and a deliciously sweet and gooey pecan filling. This showstopper of a pie makes for a great addition to the holiday table!
Get the recipe: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Grandbaby Cakes
This pecan pie tart recipe is an easy, elegant version of pecan pie, perfect for your next special occasion. Plus, it's spiked with a little dark rum for an incredible festive flavor!
Get the recipe: Pecan Pie Tart
Sense and Edibility
This delicious pie adds new elements of flavor to what could be a boring pecan pie. Made without corn syrup, this pie has bittersweet chocolate chunks and a nice dose of spicy bourbon to cut through the sweetness of maple-coated pecans.
Get the recipe: Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie with Chocolate Chunks
Quiche My Grits
Two types of rich chocolate meet Southern pecan pie in this delicious Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie recipe. It’s the perfect dessert to serve on special occasions!
Get the recipe: Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
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My Sweet Precision
This pecan tart recipe is a fun twist on a traditional Southern dessert. With hints of bourbon and orange, this pie is the perfect accompaniment to your Thanksgiving dessert lineup.
Get the recipe: Pecan Tart with Bourbon and Orange
Sim's Home Kitchen
This mouth-watering Vegan Pecan Pie is the perfect Thanksgiving and fall dessert option to wow your guests. It features a soft, sweet and delicious filling baked in a perfectly flaky tart and is topped off with pecans. Serve this tasty pie cool or at room temperature with ice cream or whipped cream.
Get the recipe: Vegan Pecan Pie
Christi Johnstone
Pecan Pie Brownies bring together two classic desserts, in one easy-to-make bar. Fudgy chocolate brownies are topped with pecan pie filling for an irresistible treat. A fantastic combination of flavors and textures, it’s a brownie unlike any other. You’ll be met with wide eyes and big smiles when these decadent brownies are on the dessert menu.
Get the recipe: Pecan Pie Brownies
Homemade In The Kitchen
German Chocolate Pecan Pie pairs together two classic desserts with its chocolate, coconut and pecan filling baked in a chocolate pie dough crust made all from scratch.
Get the recipe: German Chocolate Pecan Pie
Salt & Baker
Southern Pecan Pie is made with caramelized pecans that have a crunchy, nutty flavor sitting atop a deliciously sweet custard-like filling baked in a perfectly flaky butter pie crust. It’s an indulgent dessert you’ll want more than one slice of!
Get the recipe: Southern Pecan Pie Recipe
Love From The Oven
If you love pecan pie and you love chocolate, then wait until you try these Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Bars! Everything you love about pecan pie in easy-to-grab and go-bar form.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Bars
Homemade In The Kitchen
Cooking a small Thanksgiving or Christmas for two this year? Bake up this Small Pecan Pie from scratch in a 6-inch pie pan! The recipe includes a homemade pie crust that stays crispy and flaky after baking.
Get the recipe: Small Pecan Pie
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This Mama Cooks! On a Diet
Try making this gluten-free pecan pie recipe without corn syrup. This tasty gluten-free chocolate pecan pie recipe is flavored with bourbon.
Get the recipe: Easy Chocolate Gluten Free Pecan Pie Recipe
Home in the Finger Lakes
The Kopper Kettle Restaurant was a much-loved, family-owned restaurant in Upstate New York, that was a destination for homestyle meals, plus baked goods and pies. Chef Eddy set the standard for pie in the Rochester area for 40 years, and his Pecan Pie with whipped cream is perfect for the holiday table, or whenever you want a slice of old-fashioned comfort food.
Get the recipe: Eddie's Pecan Pie with Whipped Cream
Allergy Free Alaska
A date and maple syrup-sweetened pecan pie filling on a decadent shortbread cookie base.
Get the recipe: Gluten-Free Pecan Pie Cookies
Bunsen Burner Bakery
Rich and decadent, chocolate bourbon pecan pie is an easy, gluten-free, crowd-pleasing dessert that's perfect for your holiday table…or any time of year!
Get the recipe: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
2 Cookin Mamas
This Pumpkin Pecan Pie takes all the decision-making out of which kind of pie to bake. It starts with spicy gingersnap crust topped with rich, creamy pumpkin filling and an even more delicious layer of pecans with their caramel-flavored gooey filling. It's not to be missed!
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Culinary Ginger
Bourbon and pecans are a delicious combination in the pecan pie. Serve on its own or with whipped cream, or ice cream.
Get the recipe: Bourbon Pecan Pie
Bake It With Love
These perfectly portioned Pecan Tartlets are the very best way to enjoy some mini pecan pies! Plus each bite is amazingly satisfying with a balance of crust to filling!
Get the recipe: Pecan Tartlets
Bakerita
Tucked into a crisp, buttery gluten-free pie crust and loaded with pecans and dark chocolate chunks, it’s the perfect holiday pie recipe. It’s also grain-free and paleo-friendly.
Get the recipe: Vegan Chocolate Pecan Pie
The Kitchen is My Playground
With their crescent roll crust topped with a super-quick pecan pie filling, Crescent Pecan Pie Squares truly couldn't be any easier or more delicious. It's all the deliciousness of pecan pie, without the fuss of a pie crust.
Get the recipe: Crescent Pecan Pie Squares
The Lazy Slow Cooker
This easy crock-pot version of everyone's favorite pecan pie is a real crowd pleaser! Gooey, sweet and nut filled, this treat will not disappoint!
Get the recipe: Lazy Slow Cooker Pecan Pie
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Of Batter and Dough
This pecan pie is rich and flavorful, with a deliciously smooth and creamy filling, plenty of toasted pecans and no corn syrup.
Get the recipe: Creamy Pecan Pie without Corn Syrup
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Simply Stacie
Creamy cheesecake filling is topped by a sweet layer of caramel pecans. This easy dessert recipe is one for the record books!
Get the recipe: Pecan Pie Cheesecake
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