2,104 pecan recipes

Pasta Giovanni tosses fettuccine with garlicky sautéed mushrooms, chopped pecans, parsley, sliced black olives, and pimientos in olive oil, finished with grated Romano. A vegetarian pasta with Mediterranean ingredients and crunchy textural surprise.

Idiot's Delight: a layered no-fuss dessert with pecan shortbread crust, cream cheese filling, butter pecan pudding, whipped topping, and praline pecans. Potluck royalty.

Butterscotch fudge: a no-thermometer fudge made with butterscotch chips, marshmallow creme, evaporated milk, and chopped pecans. Cuts into 81 squares for cookie trays and bake sales.

Olive sandwich spread with cream cheese, green olives, pecans, and mayonnaise. A tangy, crunchy no-cook spread for crackers, tea sandwiches, or party appetizers.

Butter-sauteed bananas with a thick maple praline sauce made from real maple syrup, heavy cream, and toasted pecans. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

A three-layer blackberry cake bursting with fresh berries, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans, frosted in a buttercream loaded with more of the same. Starts with a cake mix but finishes like a showpiece.

The famous "Better Than Sex" chocolate cake: box mix doctored with pudding, sour cream, real coffee, chocolate chips, and toasted pecans. Tube-baked and drizzled with a glossy chocolate glaze.

Old-fashioned Southern caramel nut frosting cooked to soft-ball stage with browned sugar for deep caramel flavor. Pecan-studded, glossy, and made for layer cakes.

Sad cake, a chewy, gooey Bisquick cake of brown sugar, pecans and coconut that rises tall then sinks in the middle, exactly as it should. Dense and toffee-rich, it is irresistible warm with ice cream.

Filo nests made from layered phyllo pastry sheets with chopped pecans, baked until golden and crisp. Fill with sweet or savory fillings for an elegant presentation.

Coke salad made with cherry Jello, dark sweet cherries, crushed pineapple, pecans, and cola. A retro Southern gelatin salad that belongs at every potluck.

Maple apple pie with a buttered pecan layer between the filling and top crust. Real maple syrup replaces granulated sugar for a rich, caramelized New England-style pie.

Nutty graham cracker bars: a cooked butter, pecan, and graham filling sandwiched between graham crackers, chilled until the crackers soften into cake-like layers. Pecan pie in a no-bake bar.

This delicious and moist Christmas cake will satisfy everyone at your dinner table.

A scrumptious and decadent rum cake made with a yellow cake mix and chopped pecans.

Four-ingredient cherry crunch with a buttery yellow cake mix crust, cherry pie filling, and a pecan crumble topping. Warm, crunchy, and ready in one hour.