I was asked to bring "a pecan dessert to go with vanilla ice cream" this past weekend. I'm not used to having guidelines placed on me when bringing desserts places (!), but I guess it's nice to have a little challenge every once in a while. So I decided to bring Chocolate Pecan Pie. It's basically your good old- fashioned pecan pie with some Hershey's baking chocolate mixed into the filling. You can't go wrong with chocolate, right? And although Pecan Pie is so sweet I really don't think it needs ice cream, I needed a recipe that was simple, travelled easily, and didn't require refrigeration: Chocolate Pecan Pie. It looks like a regular Pecan Pie, but it's a chocolate-y surprise inside--and I think I was actually smiling as I stirred in the chocolate.
Things are buzzing around here with December making her appearance THIS WEEK. Yikes. The second round of party invites went out today, the same day as we started getting the responses back for my daughter's cookie party. I have lists on the bulletin board to mark off responses as they come in for various parties... otherwise there is no possible way to remember everything. And I have some invitations to make for my brother's rehearsal dinner which should have been in the mail about yesterday. SO there will be some late nights as I am cutting, pasting, tying bows, printing, menu planning, gift wrapping, house decorating and treat-creating this week... stay tuned! And for now, put a little smile on your own face with some chocolate. Try the Chocolate Pecan Pie... or if there's no time for that, just snitch a few chocolate chips from the baking cabinet. No one will know.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
serves about 8
3/4 c. sugar
1 c. dark corn syrup
1/2 t. salt
2 T flour
3 eggs
2 T melted butter
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 1/2 t. vanilla
1 3/4 c. pecan halves
9 inch unbaked pie crust
Beat together first 5 ingredients by hand. Add next 4 ingredients, stir until blended, and pour into shell. Bake at 300 for one hour. (How's that for easy?)
Enjoy!
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