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Middle Eastern · Dessert

Espresso Pecan Pie

A deep pecan pie with brown butter, a layer of coffee-soaked dates and a flaky all-butter crust. Golden syrup gives it a rounder caramel flavor than corn syrup.

  • YieldServes 8 · 1 pie (9 in), 8 slices
  • Hands-on1 h 20 min
  • Total12 h 55 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Pie dough

  • 155 gall-purpose flour
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • 1½ tspgranulated sugar
  • 113 gunsalted butter, cut into small cubes and frozen
  • 60 mlice water

Espresso dates

  • 165 gMedjool dates, pitted and chopped
  • 3 tbspbrewed espresso or strong coffee

Filling

  • 220 gpecans, coarsely chopped
  • 113 gunsalted butter
  • 210 glight brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 340 ggolden syrup
  • 1½ tspkosher salt
  • 1½ tspinstant espresso powder
  • 3eggs

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Pecan
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Date
  • Caffeine and theobromine

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Stand mixer

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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