Old-Fashioned Southern Pecan Pie

Old-Fashioned Southern Pecan Pie

from gritsandpinecones.com
70 min

One bite of my Old-Fashioned Southern Pecan Pie made without corn syrup, and your taste buds will be swooning with crunchy, sweet, caramelly goodness. Classic and simple, it's a holiday tradition, and it's also one of the easiest homemade pecan custard pies you will ever make!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped pecans, (roasted)
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted)
  • 2 ⅓ cups brown sugar, (packed)
  • 4 large eggs (beaten)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 frozen unbaked deep-dish 9-inch pie shell, (thawed, or 2 frozen regular unbaked 9-inch pie shells)
  • Optional: Whipped cream, whipped topping or vanilla ice cream for serving

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 300 °F.

  2. 2

    Combine the melted butter, flour, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and milk in a large bowl and mix well.

  3. 3

    Pour the pecans into the pie shell and spread out evenly.

  4. 4

    Pour the custard mixture evenly over the pecans. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes or until the filling is set.

  5. 5

    Cool completely and serve.