Recipes with pecans

Decadent chocolate turtle pie layers a milk chocolate graham crust, a silky filling of homemade caramel folded into dark chocolate custard, and a crown of pecans and chocolate chips. Caramel, chocolate and nuts in every bite.

Banana pineapple pecan cake (Southern hummingbird-style) with crushed pineapple folded right into the batter, finished with a pineapple buttercream. Moist, fruity, and a potluck winner.

Vintage stuffed date drops from the 1950s: pecan-stuffed dates dipped in sour cream cookie batter, baked into tender little drops, and finished with a browned-butter golden glaze.

Kentucky bourbon cake with raisins soaked in whiskey, toasted pecans, and a bourbon brush after baking. A make-ahead Southern Bundt that gets better as it ages, wrapped in a bourbon-soaked cheesecloth.

Jewelled fruitcake studded with candied cherries, pineapple, dried apricots, and pecans in a mincemeat batter with sweetened condensed milk. A festive holiday cake.

Buttery coffee pecan muffins with dark brown sugar and instant coffee dissolved right into the batter. Crunchy, nutty, and ready in 40 minutes for a grab-and-go breakfast.

Chocolate apricot upside-down cake with a caramelized brown sugar base, tender apricot halves, and pecans beneath a cocoa-rich batter. Served with cinnamon whipped cream.

Praline apple waffle cookies baked right in a waffle iron, with shredded apple, chopped pecans, and a cinnamon-sugar dusting. A two-minute cookie shortcut with crisp patterned edges.

Pumpkin macaroons made with ground pecans, coconut, pumpkin puree, and maple syrup. Light and chewy egg white cookies sweetened naturally without refined sugar. Baked low and slow.

Miniature nut-filled pastries with a sour cream butter dough wrapped around pecans or walnuts in dark corn syrup. Bite-sized, flaky, and they store beautifully.

This moist and rich cake will have your mouth watering from the minute its in the oven, to the second it comes out!

Ladies will enjoy this decadent chocolate cake made with cream cheese and chopped pecans.

Z Tejas' chile fudge pie copycat: a gooey chocolate-and-nut pie spiked with smoky ancho chile puree for a subtle warmth behind the sweetness. Loaded with toasted pecans, walnuts, and melty chocolate chips.

This scrumptious apple pie is great for special occasions, just make sure no one takes the name of your dessert serious.

A scrumptious and decadent rum cake made with a yellow cake mix and chopped pecans.

Warm fruit crisp loaded with sliced apples and plump raisins under a crunchy oat-pecan streusel. Soaking the raisins in boiling water keeps them tender. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Cinnamon-spiced blondies packed with fresh apples and pecans. Soft, cake-like, and perfect warm with vanilla yogurt or a simple glaze drizzled on top.

Thin, crispy wafer cookies rolled into delicate tubes while warm, then dipped in melted chocolate and crunchy pecans. A show-stopping holiday cookie that bakes in just 6 minutes.

Quick orange muffins made with Bisquick, orange juice, pecans, and orange marmalade. These citrusy, nutty breakfast muffins need just 6 ingredients and come together in under 45 minutes.

Baked brie topped with spiced cranberry sauce, brown sugar, pecans, and a hint of rum extract. A gooey, 15-minute holiday appetizer that disappears fast.

Pecan tassies with cream cheese pastry shells filled with brown sugar, pecans, and egg. Bite-size pecan pies baked in mini muffin tins until golden and set.

Italian cream cake stacks three buttermilk-tender layers loaded with toasted pecans and shredded coconut, then crowns it all with cream cheese frosting. A Southern bakery showpiece.

These scrumptious muffins are simple to make and they'll be one of your favorites to come! Just don't let King Kong have any!

Moist and delicious cake is packed with fresh apples, nuts and butterscotch chips. Lots of yumminess and goodness.

Bourbon-soaked raisin and pecan tube cake with a tender buttermilk crumb and warm nutmeg spice. A boozy Southern-style pound cake finished with a brown sugar drizzle.

Crispy baked Cornflake Cookies with buttery pecans and vanilla. These crumbly drop cookies bake golden in 12-15 minutes for quick homemade treats.

Chambord chocolate raspberry cake with chocolate cake mix, seedless raspberry jam filling, Chambord-soaked layers, and a sour cream chocolate ganache. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Pineapple bread pudding with crushed pineapple, cinnamon, pecans, and cubed bread in a sweet egg-margarine batter baked until set. A tropical twist on classic bread pudding served with caramel fluff.

Southern Japanese fruitcake: a 4-layer cake alternating plain butter cake with spiced pecan-and-raisin layers, bound by a thick lemon-coconut filling. A vintage Christmas dessert from the American South with a name that has nothing to do with Japan.

Start a fiesta with these delicious cookies made of pecans and ground cinnamon.

If you're looking for new ideas when it comes to breakfast, try this recipe that will have you making pancakes everyday!

Rich chocolate bundt cake packed with chocolate chips, pecans, and sour cream, soaked in butterscotch cream and topped with whipped cream and crushed Heath bar. Triple-threat decadence.

Crispy meringue pie shell loaded with pecans and cracker crumbs, filled with vanilla-almond whipped cream for a cloud-light Southern dessert.

Microwave chocolate pecan clusters with marshmallows and semi-sweet chips. Five ingredients, no baking, and ready to eat in under an hour. Makes 20 clusters.

Sweet potato casserole with a crunchy pecan-coconut-brown sugar topping baked until golden. The holiday side dish everyone fights over at Thanksgiving.

Whole wheat banana bread with pecans and maple syrup, made entirely in a bread machine. Just load, press start, and let the machine do the work. Five minutes of active prep.

Chocolate chips and pecans bake into a rich, gooey filling spiked with bourbon and vanilla for a Southern-style pie that's part chocolate chip cookie, part pecan pie.

Sugar-free chocolate fudge, a no-cook cream cheese fudge sweetened with a sugar substitute and melted unsweetened chocolate, studded with pecans. Rich, low-carb, and diabetic-friendly, just chill and cut.

Fudgey German chocolate sandwich cookies pair two chewy chocolate cookies with a buttery coconut-pecan caramel filling. The flavors of classic German chocolate cake reimagined as a portable cookie.

A delicious pie that's easy to make and will be easily enjoyed by your family!

Punchbowl Cake layers crumbled yellow cake, vanilla pudding, cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, bananas, coconut, and pecans in a stunning no-bake party dessert. A Southern crowd-pleaser that feeds a crowd.

Three-layer buttermilk cake with cranberries, pecans, shredded wheat cereal, and orange zest, topped with orange cream cheese frosting. A unique, textured celebration cake with tangy-sweet flavor.

Surprise your family with this delicious dish that will have everyone talking about your first class cooking skills.

Pineapple fudge cooked stovetop with crushed pineapple, marshmallows, and pecans, then beaten to a creamy, old-fashioned finish. Ready in 30 minutes and yields nearly 49 pieces.

Pull-apart bubble cake (monkey bread) with soft yeast dough balls dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar with pecans. A sticky, irresistible treat baked in a tube pan.

Lattice-top apple pie with Kahlua coffee liqueur, brown sugar, and a toasted pecan layer baked into the bottom crust. A grown-up twist on a Thanksgiving classic.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti loaded with chopped Heath bars, pecans, and butterscotch extract. Makes 36 to 48 cookies that are built for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.

Homemade Pecan Sandies copycat recipe with finely chopped pecans in a buttery shortening-based dough baked until golden. A spot-on clone of the classic Keebler cookie.