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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Pie

    Cranberry Pecan Pie Recipe

    Published by Melissa on November 22, 2014 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 25 Comments

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    Pecan pie  for Thanksgiving

    This Cranberry Pecan Pie is an easy-to-make pie made from fresh cranberries, crunchy pecans, and a sweet pie dough.

    I was recently sent a beautiful cookbook, Nick Malgieri’s Pastry: Foolproof Recipes for the Home CookImage and Blog. Nick is a best selling author of 12 cookbooks. His newest cookbook is filled with luscious, creative pastry recipes, along with great step by step photos and instructions.

    Pastry by Nick Malgieri

    Since Thanksgiving is next week, I was drawn to the cranberry pecan pie recipe. The cranberry filling is cooked on the stove with orange juice, orange zest, and sugar before adding the pecans and baking it in the oven.

    Collage of making Cranberry Pecan Pie

    However, Nick did include a warning with the recipe:

    Warning: this pie has a tart and tangy filling that might not be sweet enough for some people. That said, I love the tangy quality of this filling and wouldn’t want it to be any other way. By the way, since the filling is cooked before the pie is baked, you can taste it and add a little more sugar if you want.

    I tasted the filling before adding it to the crust and I really liked the tanginess of the filling. My husband did too, especially when served with a dollop of sweet whipped cream.

    Cranberry Pecan Pie before baking

    The filling is paired with a sweet pie crust that also helps balance out the tanginess of the filling. I didn’t expect to like the crust as much as I did. I generally prefer a super flaky pie crust to a sweet crust, but I have to admit I loved this sweet crust paired with the tart filling.

    The pie in the cookbook has a simple crust, but I was inspired to do a leaf design on top by a pie I saw in Martha Stewart Living. I bought some little leaf cookie cutters at Zurchers, then used a butter knife to make the veins in the leaves. I egg washed the leaves and sprinkled them with coarse sugar. After baking, the leaves tasted a little bit like shortbread cookies.

    Cranberry Pecan Pie - an easy to make pie made with fresh cranberries, crunchy pecans and a sweet pie dough.

    My husband and I were the only two who got to taste the pie. I only cut out one piece so we could review it for this post. Then I wrapped the pie up tightly with plastic wrap and popped it in the freeze to serve on Thanksgiving.

    I wasn’t planning on saving it for Thanksgiving, but it looked so pretty, and when my daughter saw the pie on Instagram she asked if it was for Thanksgiving. So I told her yes, and froze it for her before her brothers quickly devoured it.

    This pie is perfect for Thanksgiving, and I’m sure your family will devour it too.

    Pecan pie  for Thanksgiving
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    Cranberry Pecan Pie Recipe

    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Servings: 8 servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • One 9-inch pie crust made from Sweet Pastry Dough*
    • 6 cups fresh cranberries about 1 ½ pounds, rinsed, picked over, and drained
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • ⅔ cup turbinado or light brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
    • finely grated zest of 1 large orange
    • ½ cup fresh orange juice strained before measuring
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 5 or 6 pieces
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger I omitted this
    • 1 cup pecan pieces coarsely chopped, divided

    Instructions

    • Combine the cranberries with the rest of the ingredients except the pecans in a large nonreactive saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring often, and cook at an active simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Don’t overcook, or the filling will be hard after the pie is baked. Let cool.
    • Set a rack at the lowest level in the oven and preheat to 375°F.
    • Stir half of the pecans into the filling and pour it into the prepared pie crust. Smooth the surface and scatter the remaining pecans on top.
    • Place the pan in the oven and decrease the temperature to 350°F. Bake until the crust is baked through and the pecans are toasted, 35 to 40 minutes.
    • Cool the pie on a rack and serve it at room temperature.
    • *If you want to make the cookie leaves for the top of the pie, you'll need to make two 9-inch pie crusts.

    Notes

    *sweet pie crust dough recipe

    More pies you might like:

    Classic Pecan Pie, Barbara Bakes
    Cranberry Apple Streusel Pie, Barbara Bakes
    Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie, Taste and Tell
    12 Pie Recipes for Thanksgiving, Completely Delicious

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    1. Kel

      December 22, 2014 at 11:28 am

      The pie is beautiful! And Nick’s recipes are so good. Thanks for sharing. I have enjoyed your blog all year long – what a wonderful baker you are!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        December 23, 2014 at 5:01 am

        What a sweet comment – thanks so much Kel! I hope the new year brings you all wonderful things!

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