Chocolate Pecan Pie

 

If you like Chocolate Brownies, this is the pie for you!

It might as well be called Brownie pie.  It's more like a chocolate pie with a little pecans baked in.

If you're not the biggest pecan fan, chop them up small and use 3/4 cup. 

If you're the opposite, use 1 1/3c. pecans and decoratively top the pic with even more!

INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg (4oz.) Baker's German sweet chocolate
3 TBSP butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup- 1 1/3 cup coarse chopped pecans
1 unbaked pie shell 

Melt chocolate with butter in saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.  Remove from heat.  In a different saucepan, combine sugar and syrup and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat; add chocolate mixture.  Pour slowly over eggs, stirring constantly as to not cook the eggs.  Stir in vanilla and pecans, pour into unbaked pie shell.

Bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until filling is puffed across top.

I suggest covering the crust edge with foil while cooking so it doesn't burn.

I can have 3 slices of this pie in a row... so beware, this is absolutely delicious!
Enjoy! -M