Christmas Pie is a real treat and a family favorite dessert that has been serving delicious joy to generations of our family. A unique creation, Christmas Pie tastes of home in every crumbly, nut infused, gooey bite. I really, really love this special treat, which is often requested by me and always what my mom would bake on special occasions. From homecomings, family gatherings, and holidays – me and warm Christmas Pie. A little taste of home. What could be better than that? Sharing Christmas Pie with y’all of course! This traditional recipe that Grandmother Solbakken served at family gatherings and special occasions has been passed down to me from my own mom.

Spread the joy and go nuts. Seriously. Christmas Pie is not really a pie but a delicious holiday bar featuring nuts. Simple, comforting, easy, and really, really good any time of year. See? Nutty indeed. Christmas Pie is all about NUTS in a gooey, crackly, powdered sugar, yummy sorta way. The original Christmas Pie recipe called for walnuts which grow and are abundant in Northern California, but really any of your favorite nuts can be added. Now that I am a nutty Texan I like to eat what grows local here – Pecans baby! My Christmas Pie is all about the glory of pecans…

Simply wonderful Christmas Pie.

Yummy, gooey, powdered sugar goodness

Equipment:
Electric Hand Mixer
Knife or flat mallet
Wire Whisk
Sifter, or fine mesh strainer

Ingredients:
3 eggs
3 cups brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
1 ½ cup flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

3 cups of your favorite chopped nuts.
Mine? Pecans.

~Plus ½ cup sifted powdered sugar for the top~

First things first: Preheat the  oven to 300°; grease and flour a 9×13 glass baking dish.

Get started by beating the eggs on medium speed until blended.

Add the brown sugar

and beat on medium speed until well mixed.

Time for some vanilla extract action.

Give it a good mixing and then set it aside.

In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt.

Whisk it all together and

add it to the egg mixture.

Beat on medium speed, until thoroughly mixed.

The batter will be very thick and will have a gooey consistency.

Time to go nuts.

Chop the pecans into pieces and

add ‘em all to the batter.

Pile o’ nuts.

Stir in the chopped nuts.

Look ma!

No hands! Your spoon should stand straight up.

Time for a taste test.

YUM.

Spoon the batter into the prepared glass baking dish, evenly spreading the mixture out.

If the mixture is too thick to spread out evenly,

place saran wrap over the top of the batter,

flatten with the palm of your hands,

and roll a cup over the top until the batter is smooth and even.

Finish of the top using a flat spreading knife.

Time for the oven!
In a mere 32 minutes (30-35 minutes total time) you will have

fresh from the oven Christmas Pie.

Cut while warm!

Witness the gooey goodness

and crackly top.

Cut into mouth sized bars, cutting some big sized bars for Santa.

Place on a wire rack to cool.

When cool, sift powdered sugar on top.

It’s not really Christmas until Christmas Pie arrives.

HELLO.

Spread Christmas cheer.
Go nuts.
Do it for Santa

and for the best present ever – sharing Christmas Pie with ones you love!

Happiness and warm Christmas Pie.

 Printable Recipe

Christmas Pie

3 eggs, beaten
3 cups brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
1 ½ cup flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups of your favorite nuts, chopped (I used Pecans)

½ cup sifted powdered sugar, sprinkled over the top

Preheat oven to 300°. Grease and flour a 9×13 glass baking dish.

In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the eggs and add the brown sugar beating on medium speed until well mixed. Add the vanilla extract, beating until blended and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt, and then add it to the egg mixture, beating on medium speed, until thoroughly mixed; it will have a thick and gooey consistency. Stir in the chopped nuts. Spoon the batter into the prepared glass baking dish, evenly spreading the mixture out. If the mixture is too thick to spread, place saran wrap over the top of the batter, flatten with the palm of your hands, and roll a cup over the top until the batter is smooth and even. Finish by using a flat spreading knife to smooth the top surface. Bake in a 300° oven for 30-35 minutes (I baked mine for 32 minutes.) IMPORTANT! Cut into bars while warm! It will seem a bit gooey & gummy – this is good! Place on a wire rack to cool. When cool, sift powdered sugar on top. Not just for the holidays, Christmas Pie is good anytime!

Happy Holidays!
Robyn