Chocolate Pecan Pie
Created by KittenCal on October 10, 2011
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #379
Ingredients
- 1 unbaked pie crust (fitted into bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar (can use more)
- 3 large eggs
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2-1 teaspoon instant coffee granules combined with 1-1/2 teaspoons very hot water (optional but good to add in)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- Sweetened whipped cream to garnish the top of the pie
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Step 2: Spread the chocolate chips over the pie pastry; set aside.
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Step 3: In a heavy medium saucepan over low heat melt butter.
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Step 4: Add in sugar stirring until the sugar granules are dissolved; remove and set aside to cool to room temperature.
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Step 5: In a mixing bowl beat eggs for about 3 minutes; stir in salt, corn syrup, coffee/water mixture and melted butter mixture until well combined.
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Step 6: Stir in the chopped pecans.
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Step 7: Pour the mixture over the chocolate chips in the pie plate.
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Step 8: Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until set.
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Step 9: Cool to room temperature (the pie will be soft) then garnish the top with sweetened whipped cream.
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Step 10: This pie is best served at room temperature.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (134.4 g)
- Calories 420.3
- Total Fat - 29.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.5 g
- Cholesterol - 105.7 mg
- Sodium - 149.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 37.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 33.2 g
- Protein - 5.8 g
- Calcium - 35.6 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg