Brown Sugar Pecan Pie Recipe

This brown sugar pecan pie recipe is a favorite at my house. It is loaded with pecans, a soft and gooey custard filling that is permeated with delicious brown sugar and toasted pecan flavor and of course a buttery crust to bring everything together in a delicious pie.

I contemplated calling this pie Harvey’s brown sugar pecan pie because it is my son Harvey’s favorite pie ever! Anytime we eat pie, it is his top request! Since google won’t let many people see this recipe if I call it by a family name, I’ll just name it brown sugar pecan pie on here but know it’s being called Harvey’s Pecan pie at my house.

This pie is surprisingly easy to make and really delivers on flavor and textures. It’s an easy brown sugar, egg, butter, vanilla and corn syrup mixture with lots of pecans!

You can use a store bought pie crust, like I did in the pie pictured. There is no shame in this little shortcut, especially if you are crunched for time or energy. This pie pictured was made for Thanksgiving so I opted for a frozen crust.

However, I do love a homemade pie crust and the butteriness from homemade cannot be rivaled. Here is my homemade pie crust recipe for those wanting to make the crust from scratch.

What you need to make this brown sugar pecan pie recipe: (printable recipe card is below)

Makes 1 standard pie

• 1 pie crust
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt -plus more to sprinkle on top
• 2 cups pecan halves or pieces
• 3 eggs – whisked together

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Line pie tin with pie crust and then set aside.
3. Place the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter together in a microwave safe dish or in a sauce pan and heat and stir together until the sugar and butter begin to melt.
4. Add the vanilla extract, salt, pecans and whisked eggs together with the butter and sugar mixture and stir well.
5. Pour mixture into the prepared pie crust and sprinkle top with salt.
6. Bake for roughly 40 minutes, then cover with aluminum foil and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until the pie looks baked through and doesn’t really jiggle much in the center (a little jiggle is fine).
7. Cool completely before serving for the best texture.

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Brown Sugar Pecan Pie Recipe

This delicious pecan pie is made with brown sugar and is loaded with pecans and delicious custard filling, it's a favorite at our house.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Course: Dessert, Pie

Cuisine: Dessert, Pie

Keyword: Christmas, Dessert, Easter, Easy Recipes, pecans, pie, Thanksgiving

Servings: 1 standard pie

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt -plus more to sprinkle on top
• 2 cups pecan halves or pieces
• 3 eggs – whisked together

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Line pie tin with pie crust and then set aside.
• Place the brown sugar, corn syrup and butter together in a microwave safe dish or in a sauce pan and heat and stir together until the sugar and butter begin to melt.
• Add the vanilla extract, salt, pecans and whisked eggs together with the butter and sugar mixture and stir well.
• Pour mixture into the prepared pie crust and sprinkle top with salt.
• Bake for roughly 40 minutes, then cover with aluminum foil and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until the pie looks baked through and doesn’t really jiggle much in the center (a little jiggle is fine).
• Cool completely before serving for the best texture.