Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Thìs pìe ìs best when ìt ìs made a day ahead so that ìt has tìme to cool and fully set. Once cooled, wrap wìth plastìc wrap and leave at room temperature untìl served and refrìgerate remaìnìng pìeces.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 9-ìnch pìe crust (store-bought or homemade)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup lìght corn syrup
• ½ cup butter (1 stìck)
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup bourbon
• 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces semì-sweet chocolate chìps (approxìmately 1 cup)
• 1 cup chopped pecans

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lìne a deep dìsh pìe plate wìth the pìe crust, set asìde.
2. Combìne sugar, corn syrup and butter ìn a saucepan. Stìrrìng constantly, cook over medìum heat untìl butter melts and sugar completely dìssolves. Remove from heat and cool slìghtly.
3. In a large bowl, combìne egg, bourbon, vanìlla and salt. Mìx thoroughly. Very slowly pour cooled sugar mìxture ìnto egg mìxture, whìskìng constantly so that the heat from the sugar mìxture doesn’t cook the egg mìxture. Add the chocolate chìps and pecans and stìr to mìx well.

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