1,319 cakes pecan recipes

Fudgy chocolate pecan pie built on sweetened condensed milk and melted sweet chocolate instead of the usual corn syrup. The pecans stir into a rich chocolate custard for a brownie-meets-pecan-pie holiday dessert.

No-bake rice cereal snowball cookies bound with marshmallow and butter, rolled in powdered sugar for sweet treats kids can help make.

Pumpkin cheesecake bars with a buttery pecan streusel crust, spiced with cinnamon and allspice. A fall baking favorite that's easier to make and share than a whole cheesecake.

Deliciously moist zucchini bread. Great for breakfast or snack with tea or coffee. You can use half whole wheat flour and half all-purpose flour to make this yummy bread even healthier.

Pumpkin bread with dark molasses, brown sugar, and three warm spices, plus walnuts and optional raisins. Makes three loaves. Tender, deeply spiced, and freezes beautifully for the holidays.

Banana nut muffins with a moist, tender crumb from ripe mashed bananas and a cup of chopped walnuts. The trick is mixing the batter just enough, so they bake up soft and golden, never tough. Great warm with jam.

Maple pecan scones cut cold butter into a flour-pecan dough, then bind with maple syrup and heavy cream for a tender, sweet biscuit. Brushed with extra maple before baking.

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.

Maple praline biscotti loaded with toasted pecans, flavored with maple extract, and dipped in a maple powdered sugar glaze. Twice-baked for a crispy snap.

Paul Prudhomme's black muffins: dark, deeply molasses-rich whole wheat muffins studded with toasted pecans. A Cajun bakery treat with a crumb that's almost gingerbread.

Fruit cake cookies loaded with candied cherries, candied pineapple, white raisins, and pecans with brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Holiday baking in cookie form.

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.

Heath bar cookie bars with crushed toffee candy, pecans, and brown sugar in a streusel-topped batter baked in a pan. A chewy, butterscotch-flavored bar cookie with candy crunch.

Crunchy pecan biscotti with almond extract and vanilla, twice-baked until golden. Perfect for dunking in coffee and they store for up to 2 weeks.

Classic oatmeal raisin cookies with pecans and cinnamon. The secret is soaking raisins in beaten eggs and vanilla for an hour, producing plump fruit and extra-chewy cookies.

Kitchen-sink cookies loaded with rolled oats, crushed cornflakes, shredded coconut, and pecans. Crispy edges, chewy centers, dusted with powdered sugar. Similar to ranger cookies.