Crumbs: Easy-peasy pecan pie

Lex Miller | Argonaut

Pecan pie, regardless of how you decide to pronounce its key ingredient, is a Thanksgiving staple. This pie could be baked before break and taken home to surprise your family. As long as the finished pie is covered with tin foil and carried gently, it should travel well.

Prep time: 10 minutes + baking and cooling
Servings: appox. 8

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup corn syrup
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (half a stick), melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups (6 oz) chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (optional)
  • 1 frozen or unbaked pie crust
  • 1/4 cup melted chocolate (optional)

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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Mix corn syrup, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, pecans and chocolate chips together in a large bowl.
  3. Pour filling mixture into pie crust.
  4. Bake for 50-70 minutes. At the 50-minute mark, take the pie out to check it. If it jiggles a lot, bake for an additional 20 minutes.
  5. Cool at least 2 hours before serving. Drizzle melted chocolate on top if you so choose. Refrigerate to solidify melted chocolate.

Lex Miller can be reached at [email protected]

About the Author

Lex Miller I am a journalism major graduating spring 2022. I am the 2020-21 news editor. I write for as many sections as I can and take photos for The Argonaut.

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