Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie rated PG-13

recipe card updated 10/10/2025

This is not your grandmas pecan pie, unless grandma like her pie with a side of whiskey and a bit of chocolate! Sweet, nutty, and just a little boozy, it’s the perfect bourban pie for the holidays, dinner parties, or whenever life calls for a slice of southern comfort!

Why everyone loves this pie

I hate to do it, because you know I pride myself on keeping this blog family-friendly.  I would hate for your youngins to be peeking over your shoulder and catch you reading something racy here at E2g. Today I’ve got to go there.  You might want to add this to your favorites and pull it out later after the kiddos are tucked in their beddy-byes. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie reminds me of two things.  #1 the movie Chocolat with Johnny Depp.  Have you seen that movie?  OH, Good Heavens, it’s a must-see.  Warning: you don’t want to watch it with your children, in fact, you might want to schick them off to Grandma’s for a little alone movie watching time with your man.  #2 The song Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty.  I know I’m a kook.  But every time I eat this pie, I sing that song in my head.

“Oh, my my, Oh hell yes

Honey, put on that party dress

Buy me a drink, sing me a song

Take em as I come ’cause I can’t stay long”

I told ya it’s was gonna get racy round these perts!

Then, as my brother-in-law so  put it, “Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie is orgasmic.”  And God luv’em,  he was not shy about sharing his feelings for this pie with the whole family last year at the holidays.  What’s orgasm, momma? Um…. well, it means your Uncle really, really likes his Bourbon Pecan Pie, sweet cheeks! Well, he’s not the only one that I’ve seen eat this pie with their head slightly tilted back, eyes half-mast, choppy breathing patterns, guttural moans emerging from places unknown. Apparently, this pie does it for some people.  Maybe it’s the liqueur, although there’s not that much whiskey in there.  Possibly it could be the chocolate, isn’t chocolate supposed to be an aphrodisiac or something?  Whatever it is, you’d better be prepared for the effect this pie may have on your spouse or significant other or brother-in-law.  I now have to give a 24-hour warning before I bring this pie to any family gatherings. Batten down the hatches, people, I’m bringing The Pie!! The recipe is extremely simple. It was given to me years ago by my friend Alanna, who found it in Southern Living, but she says she tweaked it and changed it a bit, and I have tweaked this recipe a bit myself over the years. Ever since I got this recipe in my sticky mitts, I’ve never looked at another Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie recipe.  I guess you could say,  I’m in a monogamous relationship with my KBP Pie.

She doesn’t need it, but a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream completes this gorgeous pie.

Gather these ingredients

Working on updating the step by step photos and directions until then please refer the recipe card, and if you have any questions please feel free to comment or email me.

‘Time to put on my party dress…”

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