Pecan and Date Pie (Mexican) |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Ingredients:
18 maria cookies or 18 vanilla wafers |
1/4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup melted margarine |
milk, as needed |
1 cup chopped pecans |
1 cup chopped dates |
5 eggs |
10 ounces sweetened condensed milk |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
Directions:
1. Grind the cookies to fine crumbs
2. Combine cookies crumbs with the melted butter.
3. add a little milk to bind to cookies and butter.
4. With the cookie mixture cover the bottom and side of a 9 pie pan or 8 springform pan.
5. Place the chopped dates and pecans on the side and the bottom of the pan.
6. In a blender, blend together eggs, vanilla and sweetened milk. Blend about 2 minutes.
7. Pour egg and milk mixture over the pie.
8. Bake pie in a preheated 325 degree oven.
9. Approximately 40 minutes.
10. Allow to cool in the oven for 30 minutes after turing the oven off.
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