Description
Sweet Alabama Pecanbread is a rich, buttery Southern dessert packed with chopped pecans and baked to golden perfection. This easy pecan dessert is perfect for potlucks, brunch, or holiday baking. With simple pantry ingredients, it delivers a moist texture and irresistible nutty flavor. Ideal for lovers of old-fashioned Southern recipes, this pecanbread is a slice of comfort in every bite.
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped pecans
4 large eggs
1 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, and chopped pecans.
3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, then stir in melted butter and vanilla extract.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until fully combined.
5. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking dish.
6. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Let it cool before slicing for clean, even cuts.
Use fresh, quality pecans for the best flavor.
This recipe gets better the next day as the flavors deepen.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square (1/15 of pan)
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg