Pecan Dessert Recipes

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Coconut Pecan Frosting II

This frosting is great on many cakes, not the least of which is German Chocolate Cake.

Maple Pecan Shortbread Squares

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These squares are my husband's favorite. We get some real, pure maple syrup from back home in Ontario, Canada, and they are just to die for. Hope you enjoy as much as we do.

By Tracey Lafave Kessler

Salted Pecan-Maple Ice Cream

This is an utterly delicious ice cream recipe. The sea salt adds a perfect touch.

By livduran

Nickie's Apple-Pecan Cheesecake

Nickie, my boss, made this cheesecake and brought to work. Everyone raved about it, and it is to die for! I know of no one who does not like it, although it may not be so beautiful to look at.

By Lindy72

Chocolate Pecan Delite

This layered dessert with a pecan crust, cream cheese and pudding is a favorite of most all.

By BIGBON

Caramel Pecan Pie

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Buttery, nutty, and a touch of caramel, this is a very yummy pie! Full of flavor! Serve hot or cold, with a good size dollop of whipped topping or vanilla ice cream.

By CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Amazing Pecan Coffee Cake

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Melt in your mouth. My mother-in-law actually asked for this recipe... now THAT'S saying something.

By DWBH

Easy Chocolate Pecan Pie

This is my own invention--combining chocolate with a pecan pie seemed like such a good idea. I decided to try it, and the result was delicious. In place of instant coffee, try using espresso.

By Jeannette Gartner

Carrot Cake III

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I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. If you don't like pecans, feel free to leave them out.

By Tammy Elliott

Coconut Rum Cake

This buttery, coconut-flavored rum cake puts a tasty twist on a rum cake. For better results, let sit overnight to let the flavors meld.

By Yoly

Pecan Pie

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This is a wonderfully rich, Southern pie recipe that is the best I've tried!

By Linda Seay

Great Grandma's Nut Butter Balls

My great grandma's recipe (duh). The combination of confectioners' sugar and cake flour makes them really melt in your mouth. Don't try to double unless you've got a really big mixer!

By Kit

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White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

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These cookies are absolutely the best!! They really should be named disappearing cookies because they won't stay around long. Set your timer, these cookies are best when they are lightly browned.

More Pecan Dessert Recipes

Depending on where you're from, this hummingbird cake is either your favorite cake, or you've either never heard of it! But it only takes making it one time to love it. This proven crowd-pleaser is pretty sweet but thanks to bananas, pineapples, and pecans, it's a much more interesting, tropical sweetness, and paired with an extra-light version of cream cheese frosting, it's really a perfect combination.

By Chef John

Grandma's Chew Bread

A southern style bar cookie loaded with brown sugar and pecans. Relax in the afternoon and chew on some of these.

By Loretta

Sock it to Me Cake III

A butter cake mix helps make this cake with cinnamon, brown sugar, and pecans fairly quick and easy to achieve.

By Becky

Freezer Caramel Drizzle Pie

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This is a delicious pie that people just love on a hot summer day. Great for Sunday dessert if prepared Saturday night.

By Karen Neilson

Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake

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For me, the best part about coffee cake is the crispy, crunchy, buttery crumbs. So here I significantly upped the amounts used. Bake times will vary according to pan size and composition.

By Chef John

Pralines

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Had these in New Orleans and loved them, so I tried different combos and liked this best.

By MARKR

Precious Pineapple Cake

This wonderful cake starts with a cake mix to which you add pineapple and pecans. It is very moist, even better the second day.

By Linda

Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake

I received this recipe from an old Southern cook, a copy of a copy of a typed-up sheet from long ago, annotated with her notes (which included the word oleo instead of margarine). I've never seen another chocolate cake recipe like it, which instructs the cook to heat part of the cake batter on the stove, and pour the cooked icing over a hot cake. The result is a wonderfully rich (yet surprisingly light) chocolate sheet cake topped with a cooked chocolate and pecan frosting. This cake has an incredible homemade taste, yet is foolproof! Will make you forget Duncan Hines®!

By Leslie41

Butter Pecan Ice Cream

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Creamy homemade ice cream! Excellent summertime treat!

By SUSAN LONG

Pecan Pie Bars I

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These pecan pie bars are great for the children and adults in any family.

By MARIETA

It Won't Last Cake

This cake is very moist, and easy to make. All who have tried it thinks it's a hit. It reminds me of a banana cake with a touch of pineapple and cinnamon. Serves 24.

By Sherill

Bistro Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are elevated by an extra step of browned butter and vanilla bean paste, lending a gourmet appeal to the timeless classic chocolate chip cookie.

By thedailygourmet

Pecan Sandies

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Very good melt in your mouth cookies. Makes a bunch.

By m-ann

Pretzel Turtles®

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Quick and easy Turtles® candies! Mini pretzels, caramel covered chocolate candies, and pecans make up this delicious treat.

By Cacki

Million Dollar Pie III

A delicious, sinfully creamy dessert that makes them cry for more!!!

By Teresa Jeffries

German Chocolate Cake III

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A spectacular German Chocolate cake made from scratch, using cake flour.

By Dean

Tiny Pecan Tarts

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These are so easy and melt in your mouth! My brothers request these every year for the Holidays, as well as my family.

By Sandy Greathouse

Irish Cream Bundt Cake

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Great tasting glazed Bundt cake with Irish cream baked in. Excellent for any time or any occasion.

By Sue Haser

Lemon Delight

This recipe is very easy and cool. It requires very little baking. The longer it sits, the better it gets--if you can keep from eating it!

By NORMAN

Italian Wedding Cake

This is a bride's cake. It was served at a very dear friends wedding.

By BOSQUE

Pecan Sour Cream Pound Cake

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I won first place with this cake at the Cuyahoga County Fair (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1993. For a nuttier variation, you can substitute 1 cup of the flour with 1 cup of ground pecans.

By CAROLE10

Banana Pound Cake With Caramel Glaze

Rich delectable Bundt® cake that won over the in-laws from the original banana cake they had used for years!

By Swanee Speed

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies IV

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These are the best oatmeal cookies. The secret is in the soaking of the raisins!

By GERIREIN

Snowballs II

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These are technically Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Teacakes, but my grandmother gave up on us calling them that years ago!

By Anonymous

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