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Smucker’s Caramel Topping Pecan Pie

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Caramel topping, sugar, eggs, and melted butter or margarine form the filling for this pecan pie. Pecan halves are stirred in before the filling goes into the crust.

The pie is baked, then cooled thoroughly on a rack before serving.

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Before you start

Allow time for the pie to cool thoroughly on a rack. The listed 50 minutes covers preparation and baking, not cooling.

FoodSafety.gov recommends an internal temperature of 160°F (71°C) for egg dishes. The filling must reach this temperature before serving; if it has not, continue baking at 350°F until it does, then cool thoroughly.

Ingredient notes

  • butter or margarine: Use melted butter or margarine in the filling.
  • caramel topping: The listed jar contains 12 ounces.

Smucker's Caramel Topping Pecan Pie recipe

AI illustration of a pecan pie with glossy brown filling and a golden crimped crust in a clear glass pie dish.

Smucker's Caramel Topping Pecan Pie

Pecan halves are stirred into a filling of caramel topping, sugar, eggs, and melted butter or margarine, then baked in a pie crust and cooled thoroughly before serving.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9-inch pie crust
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 jar caramel topping 12 ounces
  • 1 1/2 cups pecan halves

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs slightly with a fork.
  3. Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves.
  4. Stir in the caramel topping and melted butter or margarine. Mix well.
  5. Stir in the pecan halves.
  6. Pour the filling into the 9-inch pie crust.
  7. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted off-center comes out clean.
  8. Cool the pie thoroughly on a rack before serving.

Notes

The listed 50 minutes includes 5 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of baking. It does not include cooling the pie thoroughly before serving.
Cover and chill the pie to store it.

Tips for success

Stir until the sugar dissolves before adding the caramel topping and melted butter or margarine.

For the knife check, insert the knife off-center; it should come out clean.

Storage and leftovers

Cover and chill the pie to store it.

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