Pecan Recipes

Light Georgia Pecan Pie with Honey-Pecan Topping

Makes one pie

2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped Georgia pecans
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell or prepared rolled pie dough (formed into a 9-inch pie pan)
Honey Pecan Topping (recipe follows)

1. Preheat oven 375 F.
2. In mixing bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, corn syrup, flour and vanilla until creamy. Stir in Georgia pecans.
3. Pour into pie shell, bake 40-50 minutes or until pie is set.

Honey Pecan Topping
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup Georgia pecan halves

1. In small pot, combine brown sugar, butter and honey.
2. Cook over low heat until comes to a boil, stirring. Stir in Georgia pecans. Remove from heat.
3. During last 5 minutes of baking, remove pie from oven, spread topping evenly over top. Return to oven. Broil until topping is bubbly and golden brown, watch carefully.

Nutritional information per serving (with 9-inch pie shell): Calories 393, Protein (g) 4, Carbohydrate (g) 51, Fat (g) 21, Calories from Fat (%) 48, Saturated Fat (g) 3, Dietary Fiber (g) 2, Sugars (g) 41, Cholesterol (mg) 44, Sodium (mg) 150, Diabetic Exchanges: 3.5 other carbohydrate, 4 fat

Gluten-Free Candied Georgia Pecans
From Chef Lance Gummere, Executive Chef, The Shed at Glenwood, Atlanta, Georgia
Makes 38 2-tablespoon servings

1 lb. shelled Georgia pecan halves
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
oil for frying

1. Drop pecans into boiling water.
2. Boil 1 minute.
3. Drain.
4. Cover drained pecans with both granulated & powdered sugar.
5. Toss until most sugar has dissolved.
6. Drop pecans into fryer at 375 degrees for 1 minute.
7. Drain & spread pecans onto sheet tray to cool.

Note: These are good as a topping for cereals, puddings, yogurt, pancakes or just by themselves.

Nutritional information per serving: Calories 130, Protein (g) 1, Carbohydrate (g) 6, Fat (g) 12, Calories from Fat (%) 83, Saturated Fat (g) 1, Dietary Fiber (g) 1, Sugars (g) 5, Cholesterol (mg) 0, Sodium (mg) 0, Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 carbohydrate, 2 fat