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Bourbon + Chocolate Pecan Pie with Pecan Graham Cracker Crust

  • Author: Dori
  • Prep Time: 30 min
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Description

So much more flavor than the average pecan pie, with the addition of Bourbon and chocolate and a buttery graham cracker crust.


Ingredients

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For the Pecan Graham Cracker Crust

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (16 graham crackers) 
  • 1 cup pecans
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

For the Pecan Pie

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs – room tempature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pur vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons Bourbon or Whisky
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, mleted
  • 1 3/4 cups pecans, chopped or halves
  • 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

For the Pecan Graham Cracker Crust

  1. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Add graham crackers and pecans to your food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Add sugar and butter and continue to process until finely ground and completely combined.  
  3. Press the mixture evenly over the bottom and about halfway up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish.  Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly golden.  Let cool completely before filling.

For the Pecan Pie

  1. Position rack to the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. In the bowl of a mixer, fitted with the paddle, add both sugars, corn syrup, salt, flour, and eggs, mixing until completely combined, approximately 1 to 2 minutes on medium speed.  Remove bowl from mixer and stir in the vanilla, bourbon, and butter until well combined.  Fold in the pecans and chocolate chips.
  3. Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell.  Place on the baking sheet.  Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the pie is firm around the edges and a bit jiggly in the center.
  4. Remove pie from oven and cool for at least 1 hour .  


Notes

You can completely prepare the Crust 24 hours in advance of filling and cover with plastic wrap. Cooked pie can be covered in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
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