Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

By Addie

When my fiance first made this for me, I declared it to be the best pie ever! Creamy chocolate combines with crunchy nuts in a great, gooey filling. —Tanya Taylor, Cary, North Carolina

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold butter
• 2-3 tablespoons cold water
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• FILLING:
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves, divided
• 3/4 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips, divided

Preparation

Step 1

CRUST:
In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water; toss with a fork until mixture forms a ball. Flatten into a disk. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.

On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate; trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate and flute edges.


FILLING:

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar, corn syrups, bourbon, butter and salt until blended. Stir in 1 cup pecans and 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Pour filling into crust; sprinkle with remaining pecans and chocolate chips. Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is puffed. Cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: 8 servings.
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REVIEWS:

Excellent take on pie. Alcohol does cook out. Your loss if don't try!

Really, people. 1/4 cup of bourbon = 4 tablespoons. 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons.

The whole pie contains 12 teaspoons bourbon. Cut into 8 slices, each piece contains 1 1/4 teaspoons bourbon. After baking ,that piece of pie doesn't contain enough alcohol to harm anyone. Unless you are totally against the use of alcohol on moral grounds you have zero reason not to try this recipe. 1 1/4 teaspoons!!!!

I'm REALLY surprised that TOH does NOT have an 'Adult Only' rating on this!!

The alcohol WILL NOT cook, bake, heat, burn out of this recipe!!

As a Bourbon substitute, how about orange or pineapple juices, peach syrup, or non-alcoholic vanilla extract.

I made this pie several years ago. It was absolutely delicious! I have lost the recipe and now will be able to make it as my dessert for Thanksgiving. It's a pecan pie with a little twist that is perfect. People always raved about it. Since the Pillsbury pie crusts that are rolled in a box came into existence I no longer make crusts.

Before I make this, what can I use to replace the bourbon? Since it's a significant amount of liquid, I am not sure I can just leave it out.