Lighter Classic Pecan Pie Recipes

EASY PECAN PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix Karo® Light Corn Syrup, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla using a spoon or a rubber spatula.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour the mixture into pie crust.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 60 to 70 minutes.
• Cool for at least 2 hours on wire rack before serving.

CLASSIC PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Mix corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla using a spoon. Stir in pecans.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F on center rack of oven for 60 to 70 minutes.
• Cool for 2 hours before serving.

DECADENT PECAN PIE (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired.
• In medium bowl, beat sugar, margarine, corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the egg and egg whites with wire whisk or hand beater until well blended. Stir in oats and pecans. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely.

LIGHTER CLASSIC PECAN PIE

Steps:

• CRUST: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Add milk and butter; toss with a fork until moist.
• Press mixture gently into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap.
• Roll dough, still covered, to an 11-inch circle.
• Freeze 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.
• Remove bottom sheet of plastic wrap; place dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
• Remove top sheet of plastic wrap.
• Fold edges under and flute edge.
• Preheat oven to 350F°.
• FILLING: Beat the egg and the next 4 ingredients (egg through 1/4 teaspoon salt) until well-blended.
• Stir in the pecan halves and the vanilla extract.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust.
• Bake the pie for 20 minutes, then cover with foil.
• Bake the pie an additional 20 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool pie on a wire rack.

KENTUCKY PECAN PIE (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 375°F. With floured rolling pin, roll pastry into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, margarine, corn syrup, bourbon, salt, egg product and vanilla with wire whisk or hand beater. Stir in pecans, oats and chocolate chips. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover edge with 2- to 3-inch strip of foil to prevent excessive browning.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and filling is set, removing foil for last 15 minutes of baking. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.

CLASSIC PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled pie. In small bowl, beat 1 of the eggs and the cream with whisk. Brush egg mixture over edge of crust.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining 3 eggs. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, liqueur, orange extract and salt with whisk. Stir in chopped pecans. Pour filling into crust-lined plate. Arrange pecan halves around outer edge of filling.
• Bake on lower oven rack 50 to 55 minutes or until filling is set. Cool completely on cooling rack.

KARO CLASSIC PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, mix corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla using a spoon. Stir in pecans. Pour filling into pie crust.
• Bake on center rack of oven until center reaches 200°F and springs back when tapped lightly, about 55 to 70 minutes.
• This recipe is made available as a courtesy by Karo, a registered trademark of ACH Food Companies, Inc.