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chocolate-pecan-bourbon-pie

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Recipe

Rich chocolate laced with bourbon and crunchy pecans highlight this pie. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Yield : Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Hazelnut Pastry Dough or Chocolate Pie Pastry Dough
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup (250 mL)
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted (50 mL)
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ cup bourbon (50 mL)
  • 1 cup pecan halves (250 mL)
  • 6 oz semisweet chocolate, cut into small pieces (175 g)

Equipment:

  • 9-inch (23 cm) pie pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)

1. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough and fit into bottom of pie pan. Set aside.

2. In a bowl, whisk together brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, eggs and bourbon.

3. Sprinkle pecans and semisweet chocolate over pastry shell. Pour sugar mixture over top, making sure that you submerge pecans and chocolate pieces.

4. Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before cutting.


© 2007 George Geary

Note from Cookstr's Editors

Nutritional information is based on 8 servings, but does not include Hazelnut Pastry Dough or Chocolate Pie Pastry Dough. For nutritional information on Hazelnut Pastry Dough or Chocolate Pie Pastry Dough, please follow the links above.

 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving (% daily value)

492kcal (25%)
77mg (8%)
0mg (0%)
75mcg RAE (3%)
274mg
50mg
4g
63g
95mg (32%)
9g (44%)
23g (35%)
2g
69g
41mg (2%)
2mg (11%)
 

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