IRISH CREAM PECAN PIE

Add Irish cream liqueur to your pecan pie filling for a new twist on this classic dessert favourite.

Yield: Serves 10.

IRISH CREAM PECAN PIE

Ingredients

  • Pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup white corn syrup
  • 3/4 cup packed golden brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup salted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
  • Whipped cream*

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line pie pan with pastry.
  2. To prepare filling, whisk together eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter, irish cream, flour and vanilla until well blended. Stir in pecans.
  3. Pour filling into prepared pie shell.
  4. Bake until filling is set and top of pie is golden brown, about an 1 hour.
  5. Cool slightly. Pie is best served warm or at room temperature but may be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Serve with whipped cream.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

466 calories, 25.7 g fat, 5.5 g protein, 56.4 g carbohydrate, 2.2 g fibre, 188 mg sodium

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.