Description
Easy homemade walnut pie with a flaky crust, a gooey walnut filling and a natural caramel flavor from maple syrup and honey. Perfect warm or chilled with whipped cream. (Makes a 9 inch / 22 cm pie - 10 slices)
Ingredients
Pie crust
- 200 g (1 1/3 cup) Flour – all-purpose
- 1 tbsp Sugar – granulated
- 1 pinch Salt – fine
- 135 g (1 stick + 2 tbsp) Butter – unsalted and cold
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) Water – iced
Walnut filling
- 115 g (1 stick) Butter – unsalted and softened
- 100 g (1/3 cup) Brown sugar – packed
- 3 Eggs – room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla – liquid
- 150 ml (1/3 cup) Maple syrup and honey – mixed
- 1 tbsp Flour – or cornstarch
- 1 pinch Salt – fine
- 220 g (2 cups) Walnuts – chopped
Instructions
Pie crust
- Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Add the cold butter and rub it in until the mixture looks sandy.
- Add the cold water and bring the dough together into a rough ball.
- Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment to about 3–4 mm.
- Line a 9 inch / 22 cm pie pan and prick the bottom with a fork.
- Freeze the crust while you make the filling.
Walnut filling
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
- Beat the softened butter and brown sugar for about 2 minutes until creamy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix again until combined.
- Add the maple syrup, honey, flour, salt and walnuts and mix until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the chilled crust.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden with a slightly jiggly center.
- Let the pie cool completely before removing from the pan and serving.
Notes
Storage: Keep covered in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. Serve cold or gently rewarmed.
Tips:
- Use a kitchen scale for accurate measurements.
- Toast the walnuts for a deeper flavor.
- Freeze the crust to keep it crisp.
- Do not overmix the eggs.
- Let the pie cool fully for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: pies, desserts
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 518
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 495.6 mg
- Fat: 36.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 43.8 g
- Protein: 7.6 g
- Cholesterol: 109.6 mg



