Pecan Chocolate Chip Pie (Alix.....this one is for you)

[runninduo]

Alix.......

Can you get Karo Corn Sryup in Canada? If so the recipe is right on the bottle (I use the dark syrup). All I do is add a cup or so of chocolate chips. It's one of those recipes that is so quick to make, the pie is ready to go b/f the oven is pre-heating (assuming you turn the oven on when you start making the pie.....lol). I actually have about 2/3 of the pie left. I'm going to my friends house for a playdate for our almost 3 yr olds and think I'll pawn the rest off on them.

Here's the recipe (right off the bottle) in case you can't get the Karo brand syrup. Enjoy!

Ingredients

3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of corn syrup (light or dark)
2 T melted butter or margerine
1 t vanilla
1 1/4 cups of pecans
1 cup chocolate chips (Laurie's addition)
1 (9 inch) unbaked or frozen deep-dish pie crust. If frozen, do not thaw

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Place a foil lined cookie sheet in oven while it is preheating.
2. In a large bowl, stir first 5 ingredients until well blended. Stir in Pecans and chips. Pour into pie crust.
3. Place pie on cookie sheet and bake for 50-55 min until a knife inserted midway b/t the center and the crust comes out clean
4. Cool on a wire rack.

 

[Alix]

Oh Laurie, thank you! I have never seen Karo syrup here. We use Roger's mostly. I will take a look for it though. I am going to make this bad boy this weekend, we are having company and I am supposed to have my stove back TONIGHT! Hallelujah! I will let you know how it turned out for me. Thanks again!

 

[runninduo]

I'm sure the brand of the corn syrup doesn't matter. It's just really handy to have the recipe on the bottle. I bet if you look on the bottle of the brand you buy, there will be a recipe there.

Good luck getting the new stove installed!!!!!

Let me know how the pie turns out.

 

[Alix]

Thanks! And I will post on Sunday to let you know how it went.

 

[southerncook]

throw another egg and a quarter cup of burbon in there and you've got my holiday pie! (the egg is to offset the thinning effect of the alcohol, I don't know if it's needed, but a friend told me to do it and it works)

 

[Alix]

Hey southerncook, I don't have any bourbon...would whiskey do? Or is the flavour different? I have never tasted bourbon.

 

[southerncook]

That my friend, would do just fine. it'll be offset by all the sugar.

 

[aruzinsky]

The bourbon modification sounds good to me.

Bourbon is a type of whisky made from mostly corn. Scotch is a type of whiskey made from mostly malted barley. In my experience, most other whiskeys taste like a mixture of the two. The flavors are different, but not as different as between Scotch and brandy.

 

[Alix]

Thank you both, I am going to bake up a storm this weekend. Results posted later.

 

[Alix]

Results are in. Pie is completely gone. Inhaled in one sitting. A HUGE hit. Apparently whiskey is an appropriate substitute for bourbon. I LOVED this recipe. It was very easy and incredibly delicious. Thanks guys!

 

[runninduo]

Glad the pie came out well!

Hey......how's your new stove?

 

[southerncook]

welcome! glad you liked it w/ the little 'extra' flavor!

 

[Alix]

Stove is great!!! The microwave and dishwasher are in place and working and the fridge will move to its new home later today...I nearly have it all back WOOHOO!

 

[runninduo]

Alix......

Would love to see pictures of your new kitchen if you're willing to share!

 

[Alix]

OK...hope this works...This is demolition day...

These are pre window and cabinet installation. I am working on posting the nearly finished product. I just need to pick up the CD and I can post pictures of everything except the new cabinet doors. Thanks for the interest!

 

[runninduo]

so that's what a dismantled kitchen looks like.

can't wait to see the rest of the pics.

 

[southerncook]

Great!, love good results...