How to Prepare Appetizing Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie

Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie. Sift together sugar, flour, salt and spices into mixing bowl. Add molasses, pumpkin and eggs; mix well. Lightly prick bottom of the crust with a fork.

Grandma's Famous Pumpkin Pie is smooth, thick, and creamy! A MUST for the holidays and the best when served with a big scoop of whip cream on top! My grandma would make the best pies ever! You can cook Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie

1. You need of eggs.
2. It's of canned pumpkin*.
3. It's of sugar.
4. You need of ground cinnamon.
5. Prepare of ground ginger.
6. It's of salt.
7. You need of dark Karo corn syrup.
8. It's of melted butter.
9. You need of vanilla extract.
10. You need of coarsely chopped pecans*.
11. Prepare of prepared (frozen) deep dish pie crust*.

Pour pumpkin mixture over apples and tap the pie lightly on the counter a few times to dislodge any air bubbles. Beat eggs in large bowl; stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mix; gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shells; cover edges with narrow piece of foil avoiding contact with filling. Great recipe for Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie.

Grandma's Pecan Pumpkin Pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a small bowl, combine ONE egg, pumpkin, 1/3 cup sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Spread in pie crust..
3. In medium/large bowl, beat remaining two eggs slightly. Stir in dark corn syrup and remaining 2/3 cup sugar. Then stir in butter and vanilla extract. Stir until well-blended..
4. Stir in pecans. Carefully spoon over pumpkin mixture..
5. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until set around edge and it doesn't move or appear liquidy..
6. Store in refrigerator..
7. * For only a thin layer of pumpkin, use half a cup of the canned pumpkin. Grandma prefers it this way. I made it with a whole cup and that was fine too..
8. * If you buy the packaged pecans from the baking isle, they're already coarsely chopped..
9. * Do not that the pie crust. Just preheat a baking sheet in the oven and place the pie on that to bake..

My Grandma originally made this recipe on Thanksgiving and it was a hit! She gave me the recipe so I made two pies to divide up for three families. It was the favorite for all three families! One person even said it was. My Grandma's Praline Pumpkin Pie is delicious on its own but with the praline pecans, whipped cream and maple syrup, you have the perfect dessert!