Recipe: Roaring Fork’s Chocolate Pecan Pie
Looking for a special Valentine’s Day dessert to win over your sweetheart? If the object of your affection is a pecan pie fan, try a chocolate take on the classic dessert with a recipe from Roaring Fork’s Executive Chef, Michael Bouwens, for Chocolate Pecan Pie.
Ready to go in under an hour, this recipe incorporates savory chocolate and toffee pieces as well as a pecan crunch.
CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE
Yields 1 pie
INGREDIENTS:
- 9 oz white corn syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/4 oz melted butter
- 6 oz chocolate chips
- 12 oz pecans
- 6 oz toffee pieces
- Whipped cream, as needed
PREPARATION:
- Stir melted butter, eggs & light corn syrup in large mixing bowl until ingredients for a minute or two.
- Add sugar & mix well.
- Stir in dry ingredients: Chocolate chips, Pecans, Toffee.
- Pour into pie crust & bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, turn the oven down to 300 & bake for another 20 minutes.
- Let stand until cooled.
- Serve with a dollop of whipped cream
Learn more about Roaring Fork by visiting their website at Roaringfork.com.
About the Author - Amy Martin
Author of Her Plate, Amy's love of food, cooking and all things culinary keeps her endlessly plotting what her next meal will be. Her pastimes include creating in (i.e. demolishing) her own kitchen and baking far more sweets than her tiny family could ever eat.
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