Recipes with pecans

A rustic pie-cake hybrid loaded with diced apples and pecans, baked in a pie plate and served warm with rum butter sauce and whipped cream.

Jefferson pie with brown sugar custard, dates, raisins, pecans, and warm spices in a flaky crust topped with meringue. A forgotten Southern heirloom dessert.

This spicy and rich cake recipe has been a family favorite for generations!

Buttery, melt-on-your-tongue Mexican wedding cookies rolled in powdered sugar with crunchy pecans and vanilla. Only 6 ingredients and 30 minutes from bowl to cookie tray.

Thin, crispy butter wafer cookies with lemon extract, vanilla, and a pecan half pressed into each center. Delicate, elegant, and designed to pair with ice cream.

You will believe the title after trying this decadent cake that tastes too good to be true.

No-bake French cocoa balls rolled in cocoa and powdered sugar. Just five ingredients, no cooking, and ready in 15 minutes. A simple chocolate truffle-style candy with pecans.

Moist and tasty. Good for breakfast or a snack during the day.

Official Government Chocolate Chip Cookie Units recipe

Fudgy chocolate sheet cake with a hint of cinnamon, topped with a buttery cocoa-pecan frosting made with sweetened condensed milk. Ready in 45 minutes flat.

A moist apple cake baked in a tube pan, packed with fresh apples and pecans, then drenched in a warm brown sugar caramel glaze that soaks right into the crumb. An old-fashioned keeper of a cake.

Creamy pumpkin cheesecake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger on a buttery pecan graham cracker crust. A splash of bourbon adds warmth to this holiday showstopper that cuts like silk.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

Pecan chess pie crosses Southern chess pie with classic pecan pie: a custardy cornmeal-laced filling studded with toasted pecans baked into a flaky crust. Less sticky than corn syrup-style pecan pies.

Whole apples stuffed with brown sugar, pecans, and currants, wrapped in foil and baked right in the campfire coals. A rustic outdoor dessert ready in 25 minutes.

Slice-and-bake cookies with bright orange zest and toasted pecans that you can keep in the fridge for up to a week, ready to bake fresh whenever a cookie craving hits.

Crisp, flourless oatmeal pecan lace cookies with a delicate see-through pattern and buttery caramel snap. Five minutes of mixing, eight minutes to bake, perfect rolled into cornucopias.

Pecan and red onion bread made in a bread machine or by hand. Savory yeast bread with chopped nuts and sweet onion baked into a soft, buttery crumb.

Turtle swirl cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with semi-sweet chocolate ribbons, butterscotch drizzle, and toasted pecans. Marbled, dense, and unapologetically rich.

Chicken fruit salad tosses cooked chicken with grapes, pineapple, mandarin oranges, celery, and toasted pecans in a light dressing. Southern-style lunch salad on butter lettuce.

The reputation of fruitcake has been tarnished but store bought and candied fruitcakes. Using dried instead of candied fruit demonstrates what fruitcake is supposed to be.

Breakfast sausage balls with bulk sausage, bread soaked in orange juice and maple syrup, roasted pecans, and parsley, fried until golden. A sweet-savory breakfast or appetizer that freezes well.

Cream cheese pinwheel cookies filled with cinnamon, sugar, and chopped pecans. A tender, flaky dough rolled jelly-roll style and sliced into swirled rounds.

Mincemeat sundae pie blends fruit mincemeat into vanilla ice cream, packs it into a vanilla wafer-pecan crust, and finishes each slice with warm homemade caramel sauce. A festive frozen twist on a Christmas classic.

Apple cheesecake with cinnamon-sugar apple topping over creamy cheesecake filling on a graham cracker crust, finished with chopped pecans. Fall-flavored dessert that bakes in one pan.

Spiced brown sugar bundt cake with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and cloves, baked with chopped pecans and finished with a butterscotch glaze. Holiday-table ready.

Loaded oatmeal cookies with whole wheat flour, coconut, pecans, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. Vanilla pudding mix is the secret to extra-soft cookies.

Mississippi Pecan Mud Cake with Chocolate Frosting recipe

Three cheese balls from one base: blue cheese rolled in fresh herbs, garlicky pecan-coated, and peppercorn-crusted. A retro appetizer that covers every flavor preference on the party platter.

Cinnamon candied pecans with a crunchy egg white and sugar coating baked low and slow at 225F. Five ingredients and utterly addictive for snacking or gifting.

Rum and raisin bread made in a bread machine with pecans, rum flavoring, and a vinegar-buttermilk substitute. A fragrant, studded loaf with minimal hands-on time.

Delaware cream cheese-pineapple pie with a layer of thickened crushed pineapple under a vanilla cream cheese custard, topped with chopped pecans and baked until golden. Two layers of flavor in every slice.

Caramel nut thumbprint cookies combine cocoa dough rolled in pecans with gooey caramel centers. A holiday cookie-tray favorite with chocolate, nut, and caramel in one bite.

Schnecken are German-style cinnamon pecan rolls made from a soft yeasted dough filled with brown sugar, raisins, pecans, and cinnamon, then baked in muffin tins until golden.

Praline pound cake with cream cheese, sour cream, praline liqueur, and chopped pecans baked in a Bundt pan. Finished with a boiled brown sugar-praline glaze that soaks into every ridge.

A showstopping flourless torte layered with chestnut-bourbon filling, coated in bittersweet chocolate icing, and served with bourbon whipped cream. Rich, nutty, and deeply indulgent.

Unique apple pie with corn syrup custard and crunchy praline pecan topping spiked with apple brandy for sweet-rich Southern-style dessert.

Sweet, rich and delicious...a decadent ending to a light meal or, just as a snack. The kiddies will love these.

Fudgy brownie bars loaded with chopped pecans and topped with golden toasted marshmallows. From bowl to oven to mouth in 35 minutes. A bake sale knockout.

Infused with crunchy pecans and topped with a luscious, sweet drizzle. This irresistible dessert is perfect for indulging in the delicious combination of flavors and textures, leaving you craving for more.

Fresh peach muffins made with pureed ripe peaches, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, and optional pecans. Over two cups of real peach flavor in every batch.

Bread machine toffee nut wheat bread loaded with crunchy pecans, brown sugar, and a hint of coffee. Dump it in, press start, and fill the house with that warm, toasty aroma.

Bailey's fudge cake is a dense, boozy single-layer chocolate cake spiked with Irish cream and chocolate syrup, finished with a sour cream Bailey's glaze and chocolate-dipped pecan halves. Showpiece dessert, low effort.

Make Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk at home: rich chocolate ice cream loaded with white and dark chocolate chunks, pecans, walnuts, and chocolate-covered almonds.

A three-layer blackberry cake bursting with fresh berries, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans, frosted in a buttercream loaded with more of the same. Starts with a cake mix but finishes like a showpiece.

Puff pastry apple turnovers wrap diced apples, plumped raisins, and chopped pecans in flaky golden pastry squares. Sweet hand pies dusted with confectioners' sugar, perfect for breakfast or dessert.

Creamy vanilla cheesecake on a cookie crumb crust, drizzled with melted caramel and German chocolate toppings, then showered with toasted pecans. Every slice is a candy-counter dream come true.

Layered blueberry dessert with a baked pecan shortbread crust, fluffy cream cheese and whipped topping filling, and glossy blueberry pie filling on top. A potluck favorite that chills in the fridge and slices into neat squares.