Mystery Pecan Pie

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Pie in the Sky

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (288)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(288)

Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

Topping:

3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pie:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 un-baked deep-dish (9-inch) pie shell
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine all topping ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, salt, vanilla, and egg until combined. Pour into pie shell. Top with chopped pecans. Pour topping over pecans. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Louise Broken Arrow, OK 11-10-2009
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My Aunt's Mystery Pecan Pie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is indeed Mary McClain's 1964 Prize Winner. The original recipe is in the Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off... Cookbook. She was a beautiful lady and a wonderful cook.Read more
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Will Steelville, MO 11-09-2009
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My Grandma's Mystery Pecan Pie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is the one my grandmother won the 1964 Pillsbury Bakeoff. Its a great recipe and I just want everyone to know its... creator was Mary McClain Little Rock Arkansas.Read more
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Tom Sodus, NY 11-03-2009
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Great Pie
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recipe was easy and and very tasty. It's not overbearingly sweet like many pecan pies.
recipe Mystery Pecan Pie
Linda Bonita Springs, FL 09-24-2009
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Bet pie ever
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I only started baking about 3 years ago, and this was my first pie. My father in law's favorite is pecan and I always thought... it was way too sweet. But putting in the cream cheese cuts down on that. Now this is a much requested recipe and have made it at least 5-6 times. I really don't understand why some folks have had problems with this, I'm such a novice baker and it has turned out perfectly each time. Maybe they're not using deep dish pie crusts? Can't say, but this is absolutely delicious.Read more
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Scott Dallas, TX 09-01-2009
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Disappointed
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I would like it a little sweeter and maybe more vanilla. I love Paula, but this recipe was only "ok". However, It did make... a pretty pie.Read more
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Lindsey South Berwick, ME 08-19-2009
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Ugh! Total Disaster
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

So I sure would like to know what everyone who gave this a good review did to make this pie turn out because I followed the... instructions to the letter and ended up with a huge mess. My filling mixed with my cream cheese mixture when I poured the filling over it. After baking for 45 minutes it was no where near done, nor was it 30 minutes later after leaving it in there. I had really high hopes for this which made me even more disappointed. Plus, I was trying this out on my in-laws. Luckily I had a back up chocolate pie I could serve them.Read more