Pecan Pie Mooncakes  by: Sarah 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:9/26/2023Updated:9/25/2023 Today, we’re coming to you with a new mooncake recipe for the Mid-Autumn Festival! This one is a bit non-traditional.We’re making Pecan Pie Mooncakes!  This recipe is for all of you out there who think you don’t like mooncakes or who want to try making them for the first time.The flavors are deliciously autumnal and familiar, and bonus: they’re easier to make than any of our other mooncake recipes!  We partnered with the Georgia Pecan Growers Association to bring you this Pecan Pie Mooncake recipe.

As always on The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own.Enjoy! The Next Generation Develops a Mooncake Recipe  The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second biggest Chinese holiday of the year.We describe it almost like a Chinese version of Thanksgiving—a time to celebrate the harvest, reunite with family and friends, and—like many holidays—enjoy some good eats.

It usually falls in the month of September.Read more about how to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival here! If you’ve noticed mooncakes filling the shelves and end caps at your local Chinese grocery store, this holiday is why.Mooncakes are THE traditional Mid-Autumn Festival treat.  This year, we’ve reached a huge milestone.

It’s been ten years of my mom solely taking on the mooncake responsibility around here, developing these classic recipes:  Lotus Paste Mooncakes with Salte

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