Carrot Pecan Crunch Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Add 1 in. of water to a large saucepan; add carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 9-11 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool., Place the carrots, milk, eggs, pie spice, cinnamon and salt in a blender. Cover and process until pureed; process 1 minute longer. Pour into pastry shell. Combine the pecans, brown sugar and butter; sprinkle over filling. , Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and edges are browned. (Cover edges of crust with foil during the last 20 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary.) Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• If using fresh carrots, cook carrots in about 1 cup water for 30 to 40 minutes until very tender.
• Drain.
• Puree cooked or canned carrots in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• You should have about 2 cups of puree.
• Combine eggs, sweetened condensed milk, spice and salt.
• Mix in carrots.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Combine brown sugar and butter throughly then stir in pecans.
• Sprinkle over pie.
• Cover edge of pie with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until knife in center comes out clean.
• On a wire rack, cool completely.

Steps:

• Thoroughly grease (with butter) a deep dish pie tin.
• Beat egg whites until stiff, adding sugar small amounts at a time.
• Add crushed crackers, pecans and vanilla, mising thoroughly (by hand so as to not break down the egg whites).
• Pour into generously greeased 9" deep dish pie pan.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Top with Cool Whip when fully cool.