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kentucky bourbon pecan pie

Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie

Sheila
adapted from Southern Living
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 16 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dessert
Servings 8 slices
Calories 687 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 unbaked Pie Crust
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup dark Karo corn syrup
  • 6 tbsp melted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp Bourbon or whiskey
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chopped Pecans
  • 8 ounces chocolate 60% dark chocolate bar or chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll out pie dough and lay in pie plate, crimp edges. Set aside.
  • Combine eggs, corn syrup, and sugars. Mix well. Whip until light and fluffy.
  • Add butter and 4 oz chocolate to a glass bowl, microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or until butter is melted and chocolate is starting to melt. Whisk butter and chocolate together.
  • Add bourbon, and vanilla continue to beat. Stop mixer and sprinkle flour and salt over filling, resume mixing at medium to high speed for 3 minutes.  
  • Spread chopped pecans and remaining 4 ounces of chocolate into the bottom of the pie crust. Pour prepared filling in to the pie crust.  
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  If you are afraid of your crust becoming over done tent tin foil over pie halfway through baking time.  Let pie cool before serving.

Notes

 Best served with whip cream or vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 687kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 7gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 244mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 3gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 0.2IUCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bourbon, chocolate, custard, pecan, pie, pie crust
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