I received an email today that said, “Love your site — very charming and informative and am going to try the Key Lime Pie this weekend!!! Will you be adding any more desserts??”

I responded by telling the writer I will try. Truth is, I’m not much of a baker AND I’m trying to loose a few LBs so I don’t make a lot of desserts although I love them. Here is a simple but classic favorite of mine for Pecan Pie.

PECAN PIE

Ingredients

¼ pound butter (1 stick)
1-cup brown sugar
¾ cup corn syrup
¼ honey
1 tablespoon orange zest
1-teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1/8-teaspoon cinnamon
1/8-teaspoon nutmeg
1-cup pecans, chopped
1 - 9 inch pie shell, uncooked

Prep

Preheat the oven to 425°F. while you put these ingredients together.

Finely chop the orange zest and chop the pecans.

Brown the butter. Here’s how. Using a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and cook until the edges turn brown. Be very careful not to burn the butter. The goal is to brown the edges of the butter to give it a nutty flavor. Remove the pan from the stovetop and let it cool a little.

How to Make at Home

Combine the rest of the ingredients except for the pie shell & pecans in a large mixing bowl using a whisk to blend all the ingredients together. Now add the butter & pecans being sure to mix together well but don’t overwork it.

Pour this combined mixture into the pie shell and bake for 10 minutes on the center rack. Reduce the heat to 375° F and bake for an additional 35 minutes.

Remove the pie form the oven and let it cool before trying to slice it.

If I really want to blow my diet, I like to serve this with vanilla ice cream.

For more RG desserts, check out my Dessert Recipe page. There aren’t that many and I will try and work on some more but the one’s there are great.