Derby Day Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: May 4, 2012

Chocolate Bourbon pecan pie is the perfect Derby Day dessert.  Buttery Southern pecan are mixed with rich chocolate chips and Kentucky Bourbon to create a sweet dessert best enjoyed while watching the races.  Serve your pie with a dollop of freshly whipped cream (spiked with a little extra Bourbon for good measure).
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
Ingredients:



1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
2 larges eggs, beaten
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon Kentucky bourbon
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
9 inches pie shell, partially baked
 
Directions:
 








Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


   
Cream butter and sugar, then mix in eggs, flour, salt, and bourbon.


   
Fold in nuts and chocolate chips, and stir well.


   
Pour into the pie shell; bake for 30-40 minutes, until center is set.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


     
Cream butter and sugar, then mix in eggs, flour, salt, and bourbon.


     
Fold in nuts and chocolate chips, and stir well.


     
Pour into the pie shell; bake for 30-40 minutes, until center is set.

Comments:
Illo
June 19, 2012

And here I thought you couldn't make the classic pecan pie any better! Chocolate chips and Kentucky Bourbon... what's not to love?!