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This classic pecan pie recipe is a family favorite and perfect for Thanksgiving! Easy to make and turns out perfect every single time!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner and the one thing that I love most about the holiday is all of the pies. Last week I shared a non-traditional Thanksgiving pie, my homemade lemon pie<\/a>. So today I wanted to share a more traditional one – this easy pecan pie recipe.<\/p>\n

The pecan pie filling comes straight from Josh’s grandmother. I made a few small tweaks to her recipe by adding a little brown sugar and vanilla extract, but it’s still pretty much the same as hers. This pie is also simple to throw together and the filling bakes up beautifully.<\/p>\n

Since this pie does take some time to cool, you can also prep it ahead of time or even the day before to free up some precious oven space for the holidays. And if you prefer chocolate in your pecan pie, you can even add some chocolate chips to the filling as well!<\/p>\n

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How To Make Pecan Pie<\/h2>\n

To make this pecan pie recipe, you’ll want to start out by blind baking your pie crust. If you’re wondering what in the world it means to blind bake a pie crust, it simply means that you’re partially baking the crust before adding your pie filling.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/strong> Partially baking your pie crust first prevents the bottom of it from turning out soggy. For custard pies like my homemade pumpkin pie<\/a> or this pecan pie recipe, it’s best to blind bake your crust first. I’ve tested this pie by baking it in the lower third of the oven without blind baking the crust and while it turned out okay, the bottom crust was still soft and didn’t hold up nearly as well. <\/p>\n

I also wrote an entire post here<\/a> about how to blind bake a pie crust with step-by-step pictures. Here’s a simple breakdown for how to blind-bake it:<\/p>\n