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Cozy Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie | Best Easy Holiday Dessert

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This cozy chocolate bourbon pecan pie is a rich, deep, and forgiving holiday dessert that combines dark chocolate and bourbon with classic pecan pie. It’s quick to prepare, uses simple ingredients, and always gets rave reviews.

Ingredients

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  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
  • 3–4 tablespoons ice water
  • 1 cup dark corn syrup
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar, dark or light
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups pecan halves, toasted if desired
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Make the crust: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the cold, cubed butter. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the flour until it looks like coarse meal with some pea-sized butter pieces. Drizzle in the ice water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork until the dough just comes together. Flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Blind bake the crust: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). On a floured surface, roll the dough out to a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch pie dish and crimp the edges. Line with parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove parchment and weights, then bake for another 5-7 minutes until the bottom looks dry and lightly golden. Let cool slightly.
  3. Toast the pecans (optional): Spread pecan halves on a baking sheet and toast at 350°F (175°C) for 5-7 minutes, until fragrant. Let cool.
  4. Make the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together corn syrup, brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, bourbon, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
  5. Assemble the pie: Spread toasted pecans and dark chocolate chips evenly over the bottom of the blind-baked crust. Pour the filling over the top.
  6. Bake: Place pie on the middle rack of the oven. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 50-60 minutes, until edges are set and center jiggles slightly. Tent crust with foil after 30 minutes if browning too quickly.
  7. Cool completely: Let pie cool on a wire rack for at least 2 hours before slicing.

Notes

Don’t skip blind baking to avoid a soggy crust. Let the pie cool completely before slicing to allow the filling to set. The flavors deepen after a day, so making it ahead is recommended. For a non-alcoholic version, substitute bourbon with 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon water.

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