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:

1. Stir melted butter, eggs & light corn syrup in large mixing bowl until ingredients for a minute or two.
2. Add sugar & mix well.
3. Stir in dry ingredients: Chocolate chips, Pecans, Toffee.
4. Pour into pie crust & bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes, turn the oven down to 300 & bake for another 20 minutes.
6. Let stand until cooled.
7. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream

Learn more about Roaring Fork by visiting their website at Roaringfork.com.