Pecan Slab Pie
This Pecan Slab Pie recipe takes a traditional pecan pie recipe and turns it into big slab pie that the whole family will enjoy for Thanksgiving dessert.
Are you guys getting excited about the holidays? Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’m in full Thanksgiving menu planning mode. I don’t know about you but for me once Halloween hits it feels like nothing but parties, family get-togethers, and eating from November through the end of the year. Not that I’m complaining! I love hosting friends and family for dinner and getting to try out new holiday recipes and work on perfecting some of our favorites!
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Continuing along the lines of making entertaining easy I am also updating one of my family’s favorite Thanksgiving dessert recipes. Maybe this is just an issue in my family but we always have to make at least 2 pecan pies. Please don’t misunderstand, we don’t only make 2 pies, we usually have a chocolate chess pie, and maybe a banana cream pie too, but the one pie everyone wants a slice of is pecan pie. So, we make 2, one for right after Thanksgiving dinner and the other for the next day, because everyone needs a slice of pecan pie with their Thanksgiving leftovers! This year I’m trying something a little different. Instead of two separate pies I’m making one big pecan slab pie. It’s made by rolling out two pie crusts (I buy mine but feel free to use your favorite recipe if you prefer!) and pressing them into a 15″x 10″ jelly roll pan (a baking sheet with a lip around the edge). I blind baked the pie crust using pie weights for 20 minutes then poured in a double batch of my mom’s pecan pie filling over 4 cups of halved pecans. The pecan pie recipe was passed down from my grandma and it is delicious! I fancied things up a little by cutting out some pretty fall leaf shapes (with these cookie cutters) from another piece of pie crust and brushed them and the slab pie crust with an egg wash before putting everything back in the oven to bake. It bakes for 45-60 minutes and you know it is done when the filling doesn’t jiggle anymore. Not only does it save me from having to bake two pies it’s also beautiful!
Pecan Slab Pie
Ingredients
- 3 Pre-made Pie crusts, (feel free to use your favorite recipe if you prefer to make your own)
- 6 eggs + 1 for egg wash
- 1 ½ c Sugar
- 1 ½ c Light Corn Syrup
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- ½ c Butter, , melted
- 4 c Pecan halves
- 1 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350#&176;F.
- Remove 3 pie crusts from packaging and let them sit out on the counter for about 15 minutes.
- Place stack two of the pie crusts together and use a rolling pin to roll them into a 17"x 12" rectangle.
- Spray 15"x 10" jelly roll pan with non-stick spray. Place the rolled out pie crust on the pan gently pressing the dough up the sides of the jelly roll pan.
- Prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork and place a piece of parchment paper over the bottom before filling pie crust with pie weights to keep it from puffing up.
- Blind-bake the crust for 20 minutes.
- While crust bakes mix together the 6 eggs, sugar, light corn syrup, salt, vanilla, and butter.
- Take the 3rd piece of pie crust and use small leaf-shaped cookie cutters to cut out leaves to decorate the pie.
- Once crust is done baking remove it from the oven and pour the 4 cups of pecans over the bottom of the crust.
- Pour the filling over the pecans.
- Add the pie dough leaves around the outer edge of the pie. Mix the single egg and 1 Tbsp of water together to make an egg wash and gently brush it over the leaves and the edge of the pie crust.
- Using small strips of aluminum foil cover the edges of the pie that have already baked so they don't burn as the pie cooks.
- Carefully place pie in the oven and bake at 325°F for 45-60 minutes or until the center doesn't jiggle anymore.
- Enjoy!
Looks delicious ♥
The pie looks amazing and so does your place settings. I like how you added the scrapbook paper to the plates!
Thanks so much Cindy! It really is an easy way to set a pretty table without having to worry about washing dishes and table linens. (and the pie was delicious!)
This pecan slab looks soooo good I must make it soon
I have added it to my dessert list for Thanksgiving
Can’t wait to make Pecan Slab Pie. Without any doubt it will be a hit with my family, especially when shows up at annual family get together.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.