Pecan recipe collection

Mushroom pate with a pound of sauteed mushrooms, dry vermouth, Parmesan, sour cream, and toasted pecans. A rich, earthy spread for crackers and crostini.

Multi-grain seed bread for the bread machine with whole wheat, rye, cornmeal, bran, poppy seeds, caraway, pecans, and raisins. Dense, nutty, and packed with texture.

Nutty apricot bars with a coconut-pecan crumble crust and jammy dried apricot filling. A layered fruit bar that's part cookie, part shortcake, chilled and sliced from the pan.

Old fashioned pineapple upside down cake baked in a cast iron skillet with a caramelized brown sugar and butter base, pineapple rings, and pecan halves. Served warm with whipped cream.

Orange-scented zucchini bread brightened with both orange zest and orange extract, studded with pecans. A lighter quick bread with no added oil for a tender, citrusy crumb.

Fresh peach muffins made with pureed ripe peaches, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, and optional pecans. Over two cups of real peach flavor in every batch.

Oven-puffed peaches and cream pancake: a dramatic Dutch baby with sliced peaches, pecans, and cinnamon baked into the custardy batter. Finished with an almond-scented sour cream drizzle.

Peanut butter puffs made with phyllo dough folded into crispy triangles around a sweet peanut butter filling, then drizzled with melted chocolate and chopped pecans.

Polvorones: traditional Mexican pecan cookies made with butter and lard, spiced with cinnamon and anise seed. Sandy, crumbly, and sugar-coated.

Pecan turtle bars with a buttery shortbread crust, bubbly brown sugar caramel layer, whole pecans, and swirled milk chocolate on top. Addictively rich cookie bars.

Old-fashioned steamed persimmon pudding with cinnamon, rum, walnuts, and raisins. A dense, moist holiday dessert steamed for 2 hours in a pudding mold for a rich, spiced fruit pudding.

Placek swiateczny is a Polish Christmas bread loaded with walnuts, raisins, orange peel, and a splash of vodka. Bake it days ahead for the best flavor.

Porterhouse lamb chops grilled over pecan wood, served with a Southern-style corn and tri-color pepper chow chow in a tangy vinegar-mustard-rosemary sauce. A refined grill-and-relish pairing.

Praline ice cream cake bakes softened vanilla ice cream right into a graham-cracker crumb batter, then finishes with sour cream caramel topping and chopped pecans.

Southern pralines loaded with 5 cups of pecans in a creamy sugar candy made with sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, butter, and vanilla. A classic Cajun confection.

Creamy pumpkin cheesecake on a chocolate cookie crust with warm spices. A stunning fall dessert with optional chocolate drizzle.