2,142 pecan recipes

Buttery cinnamon crinkle cookies with a cinnamon-sugar crust and a pecan half pressed into each center. Cream of tartar gives them that signature chewy-crisp edge.

Lacy Florentine cookies made with ground pecans and coconut, sandwiched together with melted dark chocolate. Thin, crispy, and freezer-friendly for up to a month.

German chocolate pies: two pies at once, gooey cocoa-pecan-coconut filling in flaky shells. One to eat now, one to freeze. A Southern dessert for holidays and church suppers.

Peachtree Street chicken salad with fresh peaches, toasted pecans, and a creamy mayonnaise-sour cream dressing with brown sugar. A Southern-style chicken salad inspired by Atlanta's famous boulevard.

Praline pumpkin pie with a candied brown sugar pecan layer baked into the bottom of a flaky homemade crust, plus a bourbon-spiked spiced pumpkin custard. Holiday pie at its richest.

Carrot coconut cake made with a yellow cake mix, fresh carrots, orange juice, and a broiled coconut-pecan topping with brown sugar and butter.

Three-layer praline creme pumpkin pie with a spiced pumpkin custard, brown sugar pecan streusel topping, and an orange-scented cream cheese whipped topping. A holiday showstopper.

From-scratch German chocolate cake with sweet chocolate melted in boiling water, buttermilk batter with folded egg whites, and a coconut-pecan frosting cooked on the stovetop.

Cranberry torte bundt cake loaded with dates, pecans, and fresh cranberries, soaked in a warm orange juice glaze. A dense, fruity holiday cake that improves overnight in the fridge.

Honey nut flavored cream cheese spread on grilled peach halves makes a very quick and easy summer dessert. A little drizzle of extra honey tops it all off. A nice change to your typical peaches and vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Curried cheese spread with farmer's cheese, yogurt, chopped apples, carrots, pecans, and currants. A crunchy, sweet-savory appetizer for crackers or pita.

Cocoa cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, pecan-crusted tops, and a gooey caramel center pressed into each one. Soft, fudgy, and done in 35 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Pumpkin cheesecake pie made entirely in the microwave with a graham cracker crust, cream cheese filling, and pecan topping. Lemon and orange zest brighten the rich pumpkin custard.

Rich cocoa-swirled cheesecake meets gooey coconut pecan frosting in this German chocolate cake hybrid. Crisp chocolate cookie crust, velvety filling, and sticky caramel topping loaded with toasted nuts.

Moist bundt cake loaded with grated carrots, mashed banana, crushed pineapple, and pecans, topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. A tropical twist on classic carrot cake that feeds a crowd.

Raspberry cream pie layers tangy sour cream custard with fresh berries under a buttery brown sugar pecan streusel. A bakery-style pie with bright fruit and crunchy nut topping.