How to Make Easy Pecan Walnut Pie from Scratch!
November 25, 2020. Day before Thanksgiving. Easy Pecan Walnut Pie.
Jump to RecipeIt’s Thanksgiving in the United States tomorrow and I decided to get a few things done before the big day. We usually have a big feast at my in-laws but this year, due to the pandemic, we will not be traveling and it’ll just be the 4 of us eating Thanksgiving dinner at home.
I am determined to have a regular Thanksgiving spread, even though we don’t have crowd to feed. The bonus is that I love leftovers from this particular feast. So many dishes can be made from leftover turkey.
For today, I dry brined our organic turkey and made the pie crusts. I wanted to make at least one pie today. This was originally supposed to be pecan pie but I forgot I used a bunch for earlier recipe to make this cake and added a bunch to this bread. I had a scant cup left and decided to improvised and used the bag of walnuts I had in the fridge.
I am extremely pleased with how this turned out. It might not be the prettiest pie, but it certainly is very tasty. In place of the usual corn syrup, I used maple syrup and brown sugar. My pecan pie loving husband gave this a thumbs up, so, it’ll stay in our baking rotation.
Shout out to MissAllie’s Kitchen for the inspiration recipe. Without further ado, let’s get baking.
Ingredients
Items are listed roughly in the order it’s used.
1 pie crust, homemade* or store bought
1 cup each of pecans and walnut, toasted
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
½ cup real maple syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. orange juice
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
large pinch of salt
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
You will also need the following items to make the pie – one large mixing bowl and one 9 inch (23 cm) pie dish.
*check out the recipe on how to make a simple homemade pie crust
Making the Easy Pecan Walnut Pie
Gather all your ingredients. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Toast the nuts either on the skillet or toaster oven, until fragrant. Watch closely since the nuts burns easily. When done, set aside to cool.
Spray pie dish with non stick cooking oil or rub generously with butter. Unroll the pie dough, and press onto the pie dish. Lightly prick the dough with the tines of a fork. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine cooled toasted nuts with butter, maple syrup, sugar, orange juice, flour, vanilla, salt and the eggs.
Mix well. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell.
Carefully pop the filled pie into the preheated oven for approximately 50 to 60 minutes. The pie is done when the filling is set.
Slice and enjoy. Happy eating!
Notes:
I was researching about about baking with nuts and found this handy reference from Bon Appetit magazine => https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/cook-with-nuts
Easy Pecan Walnut Pie (No Corn Syrup!)
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- One 9 inch (23 cm) pie dish
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust, homemade or store bought
- 1 cup pecans, toasted
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup real maple syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. orange juice
- 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- large pinch of salt
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Toast the nuts either on the skillet or toaster oven, until fragrant. Watch closely since the nuts burns easily. When done, set aside to cool.
- Spray pie dish with non stick cooking oil or rub generously with butter. Unroll the pie dough, and press onto the pie dish. Lightly prick the dough with the tines of a fork. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine cooled toasted nuts with butter, maple syrup, sugar, orange juice, flour, vanilla, salt and the eggs. Mix well. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell.
- Carefully pop the filled pie into the preheated oven for approximately 50 to 60 minutes. The pie is done when the filling is set.
Recipe adapted from missallieskitchen.com
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