How to make a unique, delicious homemade pecan pie with butter and bourbon.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy pie, fall, fall desserts, fall recipe, pecans, pie filling, pie recipe, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dessert
Servings: 8slices
Ingredients
For the crust
2 ½cflour
1cunsalted butter
1tsalt
1tsugar
⅓-½cwater
For the pie filling
¼cunsalted butter
1csugar
1ccorn syrup
3eggs
¼cbourbon
1tvanilla
Dash of salt
1 ½cpecan halves
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
For the Crust
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, unsalted butter, salt, and sugar. Using the paddle attachment, mix on low for 2-3 minutes or until crumbly and the butter is coarsely mixed throughout.
Add in the water, small splashes at a time, and mix just until incorporated.
Press the crust into the bottom and sides of a 9.5 inch pie dish. Freeze while you make the filling.
For the Filling
In a small sauce pan, combine the butter, sugar and corn syrup. Heat over medium and bring to a boil for about 3-5 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the eggs, bourbon, vanilla and salt. Whisk to combine.
Slowly pour the corn syrup mixture into the egg mixture while constantly whisking. Mix well.
Add in the pecans and mix to combine.
Pour the pie filling into the pie crust.
Bake in the preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until the center is set but still slightly jiggly when tapped. Allow to cool to room temperature before placing in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
Storage: Pie should be covered and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.