Citrus Pecan Pie

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recipe by Jessica Entzel

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    882
based on 2 ratings

This citrusy twist on a traditional pecan pie is my favorite thing to make during the holidays. This pie is great with a variety of different nuts, however, pecan and walnut are my favorite.

recipe updated Oct 8, 2019

Ingredients

  • Basic pie crust icon
    Basic pie crust
    1 (700g)
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    85g (about ¼ cup)
  • Dark brown sugar icon
    Dark brown sugar
    225g (about 1⅛ cups)
  • Corn syrup icon
    Corn syrup
    225g (about ½ cup)
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 tsp (6g)
  • Orange curaçao icon
    Orange curaçao
    10ml (2 tsp)
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1 (200g)
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3 (150g)
  • Pecan pieces icon
    Pecan pieces
    250g (about 2 cups)

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Pie dish - 9"

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  2. Add basic pie crust to a clean pie dish
  3. Add butter to a clean saucepan
  4. Melt - low heat
  5. Add dark brown sugar to the saucepan
  6. Stir until smooth and turn off heat
  7. Add corn syrup, salt, orange curaçao and orange to the filling
  8. Mix together
  9. Add egg and pecan pieces to the filling
  10. Mix together
  11. Transfer filling to pie dish
  12. Bake until set - 1 hr, 160°C
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