About ten years ago, my parents bought a pie at a Cracker Barrel restaurant that changed my life. It was a chocolate pecan pie. They brought it to a church fellowship dinner. I don’t remember the sermon preached that day, but I remember this pie! 🙂 Because I don’t live near a Cracker Barrel, and because I’m addicted to this pie, I had to learn to make my own if I wanted to have it. I especially crave it around the holidays. The following recipe is the one that has worked best for me. I wanted to spread some joy this Christmas season. So, make this pie, eat it, and feel the joy.
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. All Purpose flour
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup pecans
1 scant cup chocolate chips
1 frozen pie crust
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Stir in melted butter. Add brown & white sugar and flour and mix well.
- Add milk and vanilla and give a quick stir.
- Fold in pecans and chocolate chips.
- Pour into unbaked (I use frozen) pie crust and cover edges with foil.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, then remove foil from edges. Continue baking until done. Pie is done when you can gently shake the oven rack and the pie doesn’t jiggle in the center.
- Let cool completely before serving.
- Eat slowly and savor the moment.
Note: You can make any regular pecan pie recipe and add a cup of chocolate chips to it. Most recipes call for corn syrup. I have made this pie that way, and it’s good. However, when I found this pecan pie recipe on my friend, Tori’s, blog, I thought it was even tastier than the corn syrup version.
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