Chocolate Walnut Pie

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• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 nine-inch pie

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 1  cup bittersweet chocolate chips, divided
• 3  eggs
• 3⁄4  firmly packed golden brown sugar
• 2⁄3 cup dark corn syrup
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄3 cups  Diamond of California® toasted shelled walnuts
• 1  unbaked 9-inch pie crust

Directions

1. Position rack in lower third of the oven and preheat to 375°F . Stir the butter and 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips in a heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool until warm.
2. Beat the eggs, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl until blended. Whisk in the butter mixture. Stir in the walnut pieces and the remaining 2/3 cup chocolate chips.
3. Pour the filling into the pie crust. Bake until filling is set and crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool. (Pie can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover loosely and keep at room temperature.).