Chocolate Pecan Pie With Chocolate Crust
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- all-purpose flour, for dusting
- chocolate, crust dough
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 cups pecan halves
- 2 tablespoons fresh lavender or 2 tablespoons dried lavender, for garinsh
- whipped cream or creme fraiche
directions
- Combine sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, and simmer 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. Let thicken.
- In the top of a double boiler, combine 2 oz chocolate and butter over medium-low heat; cool until melted. Set aside to cool.
- Heat oven to 400°F On lightly floured surface, roll out chocolate-crust dough to a 13-inch circle, 1/8-inch thick. Place dough in pan and crimp edges. Chill 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add chocolate and corn-syrup mixtures of eggs, and combine. Stir in vanilla and pecan halves.
- Pour filling into crust. Bake 20 mintues. Lower oven temperature to 350°F and bake until filling has set, about another 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 oz. chocolate; bake 5 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack, 1 1/4 hours. Garnish with lavender, if using, and serve with whipped cream or creme fraiche,.
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