What do you do when life hands you pecans?
Why you make a Chocolate Pecan Pie of course!
A client gave HHjr a huge bag of pecans from his farm. Lots of pecan trees in Alabama ya know…The inspiration here came from giving Super Boy something to do on a cold gloomy Saturday…
So, what do you need to shell pecans? A baseball bat, a hammer and a pair of pliers!
There was fierce determination in the air, just because we didn’t have a proper nutcracker, that did not deter them!
HH arrived with yet another tool, a mallet I think…Men love to tell each other what to do, and how to do it a better way!! I couldn’t take it so I went into the kitchen to get the pie crust ready. {AND to get some nice shelled pecan halves out of my freezer…shhhhh} There are woods right behind our patio and they look TERRIBLE this time of year so just forget you saw that…
They did actually shell about 1 1/2 cups worth of pecans, so I added some chocolate chips and poured the egg custard into the shell
and placed some of my secret pecan halves around the edge…
YUM! So, if I was having a party…
I might kick it up a notch with a mini compote of Creme Brulee ice cream
With a ruffled placemat and a dark rattan charger
a little WOW factor…
to make everyday pecan pie
Something Party Special!
Here’s the recipe:
CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE
Ingredients
- 1 9″ pie crust unbaked
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup light Karo syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 T bourbon
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 T butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- 6 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Put pecans into unbaked pie shell and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
- Beat eggs well.
- Add the karo syrup, bourbon, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Mix and pour into pie shell.
- Bake at 375 on a cookie sheet for 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool and refrigerate.
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