Description:

Chocolate pecan pie

Source:

Mrs. Wiggs

Serves/Makes:1 9" pie

Ingredients

• 1 9" unbaked pie shell
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) white corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml). salt
• 1 tsp (5 ml). vanilla
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped pecans
• whipped cream

Preparation

• Place chocolate in small bowl.
• Melt in microwave, stirring every 20 seconds.
• Cool.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well.
• Add corn syrup, salt, vanilla, and chocolate.
• Mix well.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees (200 C.) for 35-45 minutes.(If it is browning too fast cover with a sheet of aluminum foil.
• Serve in small slices topped with whipped cream.

Comments

This is very rich. It it always served in May in Kentucky. And I always bake several at Thanksgiving and Christmas.