These Pecan Pie Brownies are a chocolaty twist on the traditional pecan pie! They make a great Thanksgiving dessert but I like making them all year long!
I LOVE this time of year. Everywhere you look there are all sorts of amazing holiday recipes and I can get sucked into Pinterest for hours looking at Thanksgiving recipes. The problem is when it comes to making the Thanksgiving dinner menu everyone has their favorite traditional Thanksgiving side or Thanksgiving dessert and no one wants to give them up so we can try something new. I’m just as guilty as everyone else. I mean it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without my grandma’s Broccoli Casserole! This year I’ve found at least one recipe that everyone is excited to try. These rich, fudgy Pecan Pie Brownies combine two Thanksgiving classics into one decadent Thanksgiving dessert.
PECAN PIE BROWNIES
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Pecan Pie is a must on Thanksgiving. I’ve tried switching it up and my Pecan Pie Cake Roll was a hit so this year I thought I’d see if I could do it again. These Pecan Pie Brownies take everyone’s favorite part of the pecan pie, the gooey, nutty filling, and bake it right on top of rich chocolate brownies. I’m gonna be honest, while everyone else in the family can’t live without pecan pie it’s not my favorite dessert, but these brownies were out of this world good! The combination of chocolate and pecan pie filling is so much better than plain old pecan pie.
It’s a simple recipe. I used a boxed brownie mix (one that makes a 13-inch x 9-inch pan of brownies) to keep things simple but if you have a favorite brownie recipe you can use that. I made the pecan filling using the same recipe my mom uses for pecan pie. I mixed up the brownies, poured them into my brownie pan, and baked them for 20 minutes. While they baked I mixed together the ingredients for my pecan pie filling. After 20 minutes I removed the partially cooked brownies from the oven and poured the pecan pie filling over them. Then everything went back into the oven and baked for another 30-40 minutes.
I’ve got to tell you the kitchen smelled pretty amazing and when those Pecan Pie Brownies came out of the oven it took all of my willpower not to dive right in.It was worth the wait though and when the brownies had cooled I cut a few slices and all of my taste testers agreed that they were awesome enough to make it onto this year’s Thanksgiving dessert menu!
Want more pecan recipes?
- Mini Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake
- Cinnamon Pecan Coffee Cake Loaf
- Caramel Apple and Pecan Pancakes
- Baked Pecan Praline Donuts
- Mini Caramel Pecan Pumpkin Trifles
- Pecan Pie Recipe
- More dessert recipes…
Tools used to make this Pecan Pie Brownies recipe
Stand Mixer: I don’t know what I’d do without my stand mixer. I use it for just about everything…and I mean everything! Cakes, cookies, mashed potatoes, and shredding chicken!
Mixing Bowl: These mixing bowls get used just about every day at my house. The grip handle makes them easy to hold and the pour spout makes them perfect for batters!
Baking Dish: This baking dish is a must-have for any home cook. I actually have 3 of them in my cupboard, and each dish comes with a lid for storing leftovers or taking your dishes on the go.
Ingredients
- 1 box 13x9 pan family-size brownie mix plus ingredients listed on the package (see note)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups corn syrup
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare brownie batter according to package directions.
- Pour brownie batter into a greased 13-inch x 9-inch glass or metal baking pan and place in the oven to bake for half the cooking time listed on the package.
- While the brownies bake combine the sugar, corn syrup, eggs, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Stir in pecans.
- After brownies have pre-baked, remove them from the oven and pour the pecan pie filling over the top. Spread into an even layer.
- Place the brownies back in the oven and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until the filling only jiggles slightly in the middle when you move the pan.
- Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature before cutting into 20 squares.
Emily says
I followed these directions exactly and my brownies came out a liquid mess. 🙁 It was a birthday disaster. Nothing cooked and it never set. Check out a different recipe!
Nikki says
These looked delicious and I was looking for something new to bake for Thanksgiving today…these were a disaster! I followed the recipe to a T and they turned into a mushy mess. The next time I make these I will most definitely be baking the brownies through before adding the pecan pie topping.
LeAnn Davis says
Followed the directions and they turned out amazing! No adjustments needed for me! New family fave for sure!
Karen Jones says
What a waste of ingredients, I had the same problem everyone else had with a sinking mess, My own fault, I always read reviews, and didn’t this time.
Carla says
I am no baker by any means. I don’t like desserts much, but brownies and pecan pie have always been my go to sweets if I craved something.
I grabbed stuff in the store real fast and thought I had other ingredients at home.
I used dark corn syrup instead of regular. I didn’t have enough either but it worked anyway.
I bought a generic box of brownies that just so happened to say “Family Size” on it. I will be honest, I’ve never noticed or even realized there was family size. 🤷🏻♀️
I threw everything together messy like. I didn’t use a hand mixer or a stand up mixer. Nothing, just my hand and a spoon. Good ol ways work just as good.
I used salted butter instead of salted, still didn’t notice anything bad.
I cooked my generic box of brownies for 25 minutes in a greased 9×13 glass dish.
While that was cooking, I threw all the ingredients together for the pecan pie filling.
Let me tell you something about myself, I love to cook but not baking. So when I read a recipe, if it takes too much to do it, I won’t deal with it. No time unless I’m really dedicated to that recipe. Which I wasn’t really with this one. I just wanted to see if I’d screw them up like some other desserts I’ve tried in the past.
But to get back to the pecan pie filling. I threw it all together and forgot that I wasn’t supposed to add the pecans into the mix while it was boiling. Yes I said boiling. I didn’t cook it on medium, that stuff was getting HOT!! So my brownies were done cooking for the 25 minutes I timed them.
I felt the inside of the brownies and they felt pretty good. So I poured the pecan pie filling over the brownies. Threw it back in for 45-50 minutes.
They sat out to cool for a couple of hours and after that, my husband and I were enjoying the best dessert I’ve ever attempted like this.
If I can do this recipe, so can you. I got lucky on the first attempt maybe. Don’t give up though because they are sinfully delicious!!!
Danni says
Is there anyway you could update the times and instructions? I also had an underbaked disaster. Otherwise I encourage people to checkout some other versions of the recipe like delish. It’s hard wasting expensive pecans.
Diana says
You are wrong !!!! I cooked for 25 minutes and then poured on top COMPLETELY SANK TO BOTTOM……totally ruined!!!!
Jennifer Kimmel says
Hey Diana! What size brownie box did you use? Did you follow their directions for cooking times on the brownies? I’m so sorry this flopped for you.
Dianne Smith says
I want to make these for (Canadian) Thanksgiving, so I went through the recipe very carefully, having to adapt along the way for different products available here. I also went through all the comments very carefully.
All of the “cooked” or “not cooked” problems would be solved if recipes just told us what the internal temperature should be. Brownies are generally baked to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F., although it might be slightly different depending on how chewy/moist you like brownies. I haven’t yet tried this recipe but that’s the temperature I’ll be cooking them to before I take them out of the oven the second time.