- prep: 35 min
- cook: 5 hr
- total: 5 hr 35 min
Summary
It's impossible to go wrong with pecan pie. Especially one that is really loaded with nuts, has a little verve from orange zest, and isn't overly sweet—exactly like the one here. Taking the time to track down new-crop pecans will push things right over the top.
Ingredients
- Pastry dough
- 3/4 stick unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups pecan halves (1/2 pound)
- Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream (for serving; optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 390 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 9 g 14.19%
- Saturated Fat: 5 g 27.27%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 29 mg 9.66%
- Sodium: 236 mg 9.85%
- Calcium: 40 mg 4.04%
- Potassium: 129 mg 3.67%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 8.07%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 77 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 5.58%
- Sugar: 62 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 12.36%
- Vitamin C 3.48%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs4
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq