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Ambrosia Pecan Pie

SUBMITTED BY: Bernadine Stine 

"Orange peel and coconut combine with pecans to make this truly special and rich-tasting dessert. It always wins compliments at Christmas dinner."
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This recipe has been rated 2 times with an average star rating of 5.0
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PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  50 Min
READY IN  1 Hr

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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2/3 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pastry shell

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, corn syrup, sugars, orange juice, butter, orange peel and salt until well blended. Stir in pecans and coconut. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. If edges become too brown, cover with foil. Cool on a wire rack.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by Kim 
I made this pie for Thanksgiving and got wonderful compliments! Everyone that ate it, loved... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2007 by LainaO1 
WONDERFUL! I threw in some chopped pecans and it came out great, made it on thanksgiving... MORE


 
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