Chocolate Kahlua Pie With Pecans

Submitted by Galley Wench

"Sinfully rich! Recipe comes from 1996 Bon Appetite. Grand Marnier or bourbon can be substituted for the Kahlua."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup dark corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup Kahlua or 1/4 cup other coffee liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 purchased frozen 9-inch deep dish pie shell
• 2⁄3 cup chilled whipping cream
• pecan halves (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat sugar and butter in medium bowl until smooth; beat in flour.
3. Gradually beat in corn syrup, then Kahlúa and vanilla. Mix in eggs, then chopped pecans.
4. Sprinkle chocolate chips over bottom of crust.
5. Pour filling into crust.
6. Bake pie until filling is puffed around edges and just set in center, covering edge of crust if browning too quickly, about 45 minutes.
7. Transfer pie to rack and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
8. Beat cream in medium bowl until peaks form.
9. Drop whipped cream in small dollops around edge of pie. Place pecan half atop each dollop, if desired.

Reviews

[Kat's Mom]

Nutty, deep, dark chocolate passion on a plate! My Le Creuset deep dish pie plate needed 3/4 of a cup of the chocolate chips to cover the bottom. Next time I will use a nut based pie crust since a flour pie crust didn't complement the wonderful filling as nicely as I'd hoped.

 

[Nancys Fancy Pantry]

I was in the mood for a chocolate pie and although I was thinking of chocolate cream, this one caught my eye. It is rich and decadent and definitely more of a special occasion or dinner party dessert. I only had a half cup dark corn syrup and used 1/4 cup dark brown sugar to make up the difference but I don't think it affected the outcome. The Kahlua taste stood out and the texture was more akin to pecan pie. Yum!

 

[oreosherriden]

Great recipe! Nice and creamy,and the taste of the Kahlua really shines. I left out the nuts and increased the chocolate chips.

 

[designsbylwallac]

I belong to a wine tasting group that meets monthly. Last night we our theme was desert wines. I was to bring a chocolate desert that would be good with a desert wine. I baked this pie and the praises were overwhelming. This pie was by far the biggest success. YUM YUM

 

[Nyteglori]

This pie is so rich that it is like a pecan pie that won the lottery. Sinfully rich does not even come close to describing how wonderfully rich this dish is. I did use Kahlua but I would like to try it again with Grand Marnier. Did I mention how rich it is? YMMMMMMMMMMMm