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Bourbon pecan crisp with a scoop of ice cream.

Bourbon Pecan Crumble

Heather Smoke
The most delicious bourbon pecan crumble, with all the flavors of pecan pie, in an easier to make recipe.

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5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings8

Equipment

  • 9 Inch Deep Dish Pie Pan

Ingredients
 

Pecan Filling

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup light or dark brown sugar, lightly packed
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp bourbon or whiskey, optional
  • 1 ¼ cups unsalted pecans, roughly chopped

Crumble Topping

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 2 tbsp light or dark brown sugar
  • ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)

Instructions
 

Pecan Filling

  • Preheat the oven to 325 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven. Lightly spray a 9 inch pie pan or baking dish with non stick baking spray.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, vanilla, salt, flour and bourbon, until smooth. Stir in the pecans, then pour the filling into the prepared pan. Set aside.

Topping

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Continue to cook the butter until nutty, golden brown solids form at the bottom of the pan, which should take about 5 minutes. You'll know the butter is just about ready when a layer of foam forms on top of the butter and it stops hissing and splattering. Remove the pan from the heat, use a spatula to scrape the browned bits off the bottom of the pan.
  • In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and salt. Add the browned butter, and stir into a crumbly mixture.
  • Sprinkle the topping over the pecan filling. Bake for about 40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown.
  • Cool for about an hour and serve warm, or cool completely to room temperature. This dessert is wonderful served warm with ice cream.
Keyword bourbon, Crumble, Pecan, Pecan Pie
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