Chocolate Pecan Pies With Bourbon Vanilla Sauce
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Yields:
-
10 tarts (3-1/2 to 4
ingredients
-
COCOA SUGAR DOUGH
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup godiva hot cocoa powder, Dark Truffle Flavor
- 1 cup cold unsalted butter, diced (2 sticks)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE FILLING
- 2⁄3 cup light corn syrup
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup godiva hot cocoa powder, Dark Truffle Flavor
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 eggs
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 3 ounces godiva dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (2 -1.5 oz bars)
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CANDIED PECANS
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 cup pecan halves
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BOURBON VANILLA SAUCE
- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons Bourbon
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GARNISH
- fresh raspberry (if doable!)
directions
- MAKE COCOA SUGAR DOUGH:.
- Sift flour and cocoa powder onto a piece of waxed paper and set aside.
- Place butter and sugar in bowl; beat with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
- Add sifted ingredients to butter mixture and beat just until combined.
- Do not overwork.
- Divide the dough into ten small disks on a generously floured work surface.
- Stack the disks of dough, placing a piece of waxed paper between each.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Place each disc in between two sheets of waxed paper and roll to about 1/8-inch thick; place dough in tart pans.
- Set aside.
- MAKE PIE FILLING::.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and position rack in center of oven.
- Heat corn syrup, sugar, cocoa powder and butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Beat eggs in bowl with a whisk.
- Slowly pour corn syrup mixture into eggs, whisking constantly until well combined.
- Whisk in bourbon.
- Divide chopped pecans and chopped chocolate among pastry-filled tart pans.
- Divide filling among tart pans, filling each about three-fourths full.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until set.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Refrigerate until serving time.
- MAKE CANDIED PECANS:.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Heat water and sugar in small saucepan to a boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Reserve 1/3 cup.
- *Remaining syrup can be saved for another use, such as sweetening drinks.
- Spread pecans in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for about 5 minutes.
- Drizzle one-half syrup (about 3 tablespoons) over nuts and toss to coat.
- Bake for 7 minutes more or until syrup begins to crystallize.
- Drizzle with remaining syrup and toss again.
- Bake for 5 minutes more.
- MAKE BOURBON BANILLA SAUCE:.
- Heat 1 cup cream, milk, vanilla bean and 1/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan to a simmer, stirring constantly.
- Beat remaining sugar with egg yolks in bowl with a whisk.
- Carefully pour one-third milk mixture into eggs, whisking constantly.
- Return the egg mixture to pan; Cook over low heat until sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
- Stir in bourbon.
- Remove from heat and strain into a bowl through a fine sieve.
- Chill in an ice bath and add remaining cream when cool.
- TO SERVE:.
- Spoon some bourbon vanilla sauce on plate.
- Sprinkle with some candied pecans & raspberries.
- Remove tarts from pans and place on sauce mixture.
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