Hello, friends!
Can you believe Christmas is right around the corner? I sure can’t! Today I am so excited to be sharing a delicious Angel Pecan Pie recipe with you all! This pie is perfect to serve any night of the week when you’re craving a little something sweet – it’s also a great dish to bring and share at holiday parties! But for me, this dessert is going to be made and gifted to my father-in-law who is a huge fan of pecans!
Keep scrolling for the full ingredient list and step-by-step photo instructions!
Ingredients
Crust
3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup round cracker crumbs (like Ritz)
1 cup pecans, chopped
Filling
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
ยผ teaspoon almond extract
ยฝ cup pecans
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Beat the egg whites until foaming. Add in the sugar a little at a time, mixing in between. Add in vanilla.
- Beat until soft peaks form.
- Using a food processor, crush up the cracker crumbs.
- Add cracker crumbs and 1 cup chopped pecans to the meringue and carefully fold together.
- Pour into the pie pan and spread out with the back of a spoon, pulling the meringue up along the sides of the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the filling, mix the heavy cream, sugar, and extracts in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whip with a hand-held mixer until thick. Spoon into the cold pie shell, and then sprinkle ยฝ cup of pecans around the outside edges of the cream.
- Top with whipped cream.
Makes 8 servings.
Okay, what do you think? Doesn’t this pie look absolutely amazing? I can’t wait to make and serve it this holiday!
Happy Pie Making!
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Oh my goodness! I have been looking for the recipe for a pie that Piccadillyโs Restaurant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama used to serve. It was like a cloud of baked meringue and pecans, this as close as Iโve ever found. To the best of my memory! If anyone knows for sure or has the recipe please!!!
The one I remembered was I believe without the cream topping. Just the meringue piled high and lightly baked!