Pecan pie
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
70 mins
This delectable recipe is courtesy of Mona Wise from WiseWords
240 ml maple syrup or golden syrup
3 large eggs
200g of sugar in the raw
30g of butter, melted
1 whole vanilla bean pod, scraped
180g of whole or halved pecans
1 (9-inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
In a large bowl using a spoon mix the eggs, syrup, butter, sugar and vanilla bean. Stir in pecans.
Pour filling into pie crust.
Bake in the middle of your oven for one hour or maybe a few minutes longer.
Cool for 2 hours on wire rack before serving.
The pie can take a while to set up and one sure fire way of knowing it is done is to use your food thermometer and when the center reaches 95°C (200°F) – it is ready.
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Serves
6
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
70 minutes
Main ingredients
Eggs, Sugar
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Entertaining
Special Info
Vegetarian
Level of Difficulty
Easy
We cut out the one cup of sugar from the recipe and served the pie with some homemade vanilla ice-cream.