- 1 1⁄2 cups corn syrup (1/2 light and 1/2 dark)
- 1 cup brown sugar (or 1 cup white sugar depending on preference)
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 4 eggs (room temperature to avoid clumping when mixing with syrup mixture)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups pecans, coarsely broken
- 1 unbaked deep dish pie shell