pecans

Pie filling nuts

Pecans are edible nuts from a tree native to North America, with a rich, buttery flavor.

The elongated shells crack open to reveal two lobed halves.

Pecans feature prominently in Southern American cooking—pecan pie, pralines, and butter pecan ice cream.

She candied pecans for the salad.

baking

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

brownies · crust · topping · streusel · caramelizing · roasting · chopped · halves · candied · glazed

nut

walnut

Edible hard-shelled seed

macadamia · pistachio · chestnut · hickory · shell · kernel · halves · pieces · raw · salted

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

crackly · firm · buttery · rich · meaty · tender · snappy · crispness · oily · creamy

harvest

orchard

Fruit tree plantation

autumn · gathering · hulling · drying · sorting · yield · seasonal · trees · crops · farmers

tree

hickory

Dense North American hardwood

canopy · bark · branches · leaves · roots · orchard · grove · Southern · American · timber

Categories
Phrases
Family

pecan, pecan pie, pecan tree, pecan trees

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G