Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe
I don’t know about you, but for me when it comes to food, I’m always trying to find something new. And when it comes to pies, that can be quite the challenge, especially when people tend to have their favorites and never really want to be adventurous. But this Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe breaks those barriers. It’s familiar enough (think classic Pecan Pie recipe) to make the Thanksgiving dinner table and the Christmas Day menu but different enough to spark curiosity. I think it might just be your new favorite go-to pie for the holiday season. It’s simply an incredible pie!
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Traditional pecan pie stands elite in my family. It is a decadent dessert perfect for those special occasions when all of the family comes in and you visit with people that you haven’t seen in ages. And since I know how much everyone loves this pretty straightforward dessert, I started thinking about the possibility of using other nuts. I’ve never really heard anyone talk about a walnut, macadamia, peanut, or almond pie. (It sounds kind of absurd saying it out loud.) But, hey, why not? (I think I’m going to dive into some other “nutty pies” and see what else we can make in the future!)
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First, I decided to dive headfirst into this walnut pie recipe idea. And since I’m changing the main star of the show, pecans to walnuts, I thought it would be a good idea to change the crust as well. My pecan pie recipe uses a traditional pie crust recipe that is both tender and flaky and compliments the sweetness and texture of the pecan pieces well.
But I wanted this walnut pie to stand out even more, so I went with a graham cracker crust. I’m a huge fan of graham cracker crusts, but I typically use them for Summer fruit pies or easy no-bake desserts. This would be my first time having a graham cracker crust in a fancy baked pie recipe. (Spoiler alert… it not only works great, but the texture is the most delicious chewy bite.)
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Thankfully, it turned out great! I took this pie to some friends of ours to get their opinion and they LOVED it! One of them compared it to Apple Pie and Pecan Pie, which I found super interesting. I think the “apple” part comes in with the graham cracker crust because there are neither apples in this recipe nor cinnamon. So, I think that they honey in the graham crackers must add a warmth and depth that a traditional crust would not have achieved. And that added complexity of flavors made me fall in love with this recipe even more!
Tips for an Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe:
- If you are concerned about the edges of your crust browning too much or burning, then place foil around them before baking in the oven.
- If you want to skip the graham cracker crust, by all means, make a traditional pie shell. I have the best flaky crust recipe right here! (It’s the crust recipe used in another one of my favorite pie recipes.)
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Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe Ingredients:
For the crust:
- 2 packs of graham crackers (crushed)
- 1 stick of unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the filling:
- 1 stick unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 cups raw walnuts (chopped)
Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe Instructions:
For the crust:
- First, preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Second, place the graham crackers into a food processor or blender until they are crumbs.
- Third, pour the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract, into your pie dish.
- Next, melt the stick of butter in a microwave-safe bowl and add to the dry ingredients in your pie dish.
- Then, using your fingers incorporate the butter into all of the dry ingredients until it becomes like the texture of sand.
- Once you have reached a “wet sand” consistency with the dry ingredients, press the crumbs evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie dish.
For the filling:
- First, place the 2 cups of chopped walnut pieces into the bottom pie crust.
- Second, mix the eggs, flour, brown sugar, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Third, add the melted butter to the pie filling and whisk until fully combined.
- Next, pour the filling mixture over the top of the chopped walnuts in the graham cracker crust.
- Then, bake the pie for 35 minutes at 325 degrees until slightly golden brown on top.
- Finally, serve with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top of the pie, and enjoy!
Storage for the Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe:
- Leftover pie can be covered and kept at room temperature for 2 days.
- Leftover pie can also be covered in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 5 days.
What are the Macros for the Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie Recipe?
Makes 8 servings (Nutritional information below is for 1 serving = 1 slice)
- Calories – 412
- Protein – 6.31 grams
- Carbs – 45 grams (net)
- Fat – 23 grams
Check out some of my other pie recipes!
Easy Southern Blueberry Peach Crumble Pie
Bread Pudding Pie Recipe – New Orlean’s Style
The Best No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
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Easy and Delicious Brown Sugar Walnut Pie
Equipment
- 1 10 inch pie dish
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 food processor or blender
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 2 packs of graham crackers crushed
- 1 stick of unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the filling:
- 1 stick unsalted butter melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 cups raw walnuts chopped
Instructions
For the crust:
- First, preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Second, place the graham crackers into a food processor or blender until they are very fine crumbs.
- Third, pour the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract, into your pie dish.
- Next, melt the stick of butter in a microwave-safe bowl and add to the dry ingredients in your pie dish.
- Then, using your fingers incorporate the butter into all of the dry ingredients until it becomes like the texture of sand.
- Once you have reached a “wet sand” consistency with the dry ingredients, press the crumbs evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie dish.
For the filling:
- First, place the 2 cups of chopped walnuts into the bottom of the graham cracker crust.
- Second, in a medium bowl whisk the eggs, flour, brown sugar, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt together.
- Third, add the melted butter to the pie filling and whisk until fully combined.
- Next, pour the filling mixture over the top of the chopped walnuts in the graham cracker crust.
- Then, bake the pie for 35 minutes at 325 degrees until slightly golden brown on top.
- Finally, serve with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, and enjoy!
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