Level up your Thanksgiving dessert table with an unforgettable Thanksgiving dessert that's as delicious as it is easy to prepare!
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🗝️ Key takeaways
- Chocolate bourbon pecan pie excites both chocolate lovers and fans of classic pecan pie. Plus, you'll love its simple prep.
- A decadent pie is the best way to finish off your hearty meals this holiday season or any time of year.
- Brown butter is an essential ingredient that adds an extra layer of nutty caramel flavor to this pecan pie recipe—don’t skip it!
Dark brown sugar, brown butter, and chocolate chips transform traditional pecan pie into an ultra-rich dessert that’s fit for kings!
The pecans and bourbon still shine through while the melted chocolate creates a smooth and extra gooey texture you'll crave all season.
🧾 Ingredients
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
📖 Variations
- If you don't feel like making your own homemade pie crust, a deep-dish store-bought crust will do.
- A few finely chopped chocolate bars work great instead of chocolate chips. Aim for 70% cacao if it doesn't use the term "bittersweet."
- Use light brown sugar instead of dark if it's all you have in your pantry.
- You can swap light corn syrup with dark in this chocolate bourbon pecan pie recipe. Dark corn syrup has a more robust, toasted flavor.
- Don't like to cook with alcohol? For this recipe, I recommend finding a non-alcoholic bourbon to keep the warm, rich flavors. It's worth it!
- Serve it a la mode—with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of the pie! Or, get really fancy and opt for caramel swirl or chocolate ice cream.
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden brown.
- Stir the cooled butter mixture and the egg mixture in a large bowl.
- Add the pecans and chocolate chips to the pie crust.
- Pour mixture (the liquid ingredients) over the dry ingredients and bake.
🎥 Video: How to make brown butter
🥫 How to store leftovers
If you have leftover pecan pie (chances are slim!) tightly cover the pie plate with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for up to four days.
Here's a happy fact: chocolate bourbon pecan pie freezes great! Transfer cooled leftovers to an airtight container and freeze it for up to three months.
Thaw frozen pecan pie in the fridge overnight before reheating. Then reheat your pecan pie on the oven, air fryer, microwave, or stove to warm it back up to crispy, gooey perfection.
💭 Things to know
Expert Tip: For a perfectly done pecan pie every time, use an instant-read thermometer. It's done when it reaches 200F in the center.
- Remember to use a deep-dish 9” pie plate, which holds about two more cups than a regular pie plate. Otherwise, you'll have extra filling!
- To make toasted pecans, lay them on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for about 5 minutes. Careful—they burn quickly!
- It’s important to allow the melted butter mixture to cool to room temperature before you stir it into the eggs. If it’s too hot, you could end up with scrambled eggs in your pie filling... ew!
- To make brown butter, stir melted butter over medium heat constantly until it turns golden brown and smells nutty. This process goes quickly.
- Don’t leave out the half teaspoon salt—it helps balance the sweetness of the filling and enhances the nutty flavors in your pie.
- Resist the urge to cut into your chocolate bourbon pecan pie until it has cooled completely. The pie filling needs time to set and firm up.
- Be sure to read these tips for keeping the pie crust from sticking to the pan.
👩🍳 FAQs
If you don’t own a deep pie dish, you can use a 9x2-inch round cake pan instead. You just won’t be able to crimp the edges of your pie dough since a cake pan doesn’t have a lip. Or use 2 8-inch regular pie dishes.
No worries! It’s easy to create dark brown sugar yourself with either light brown sugar or white sugar. Just mix one tablespoon of molasses into a cup of light brown sugar—or two tablespoons of molasses if using white sugar. Use a fork to blend it together.
Yep! Pecan pie keeps well, unbaked or baked. Wrap the pie plate in aluminum foil and store it in the fridge for up to one day before baking.
The pecan pie is already pretty sweet as is, so most people prefer bittersweet chocolate in this recipe. Try it and see for yourself!
📚 Related recipes
- We love this rich buttermilk pecan pie with a creamy filling and crunchy pecan pie topping!
- Decadent and rich, Pecan Pie Cheesecake is a creamy eggnog and toffee cheesecake that sits on top of a traditional pecan pie.
- Old Fashioned Bourbon Balls are another Southern holiday dessert where pecans, Kentucky bourbon, and cocoa come together perfectly.
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📞 The last word
If you love classic pecan pie then this is a must try! It just absolutely over-the-top yummy. Be sure to let it chill overnight and do use an instant-read thermometer to make sure the middle is 200F before taking it out of the oven.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.
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📖 Recipe
Deep Dish Bourbon Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
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- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 cups pecan halves
- 1 ½ cups bittersweet chocolate chips
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 ½ cups corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup good bourbon whiskey
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 inch 9-inch deep dish pie crust, unbaked
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and let it turn golden brown. Watch it carefully so that it doesn't burn.
- Add the bourbon, and the corn syrup and simmer for about 3 minutes. Let cool.
- Beat the eggs until frothy. Add the sugars and beat until the mixture is thick. Add the vanilla.
- Fit the pastry into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate
- Arrange 2 cups of the pecan halves on the bottom of the pastry
- Chop the remaining cup of pecans and sprinkle over the pecan halves
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the pecans
- Mix the egg and the butter mixtures until well blended
- Carefully pour over the pecans
- Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until interior of pie registers 200℉ on an instant read thermometer.
- Let cool completely before cutting.
Notes
- It's important to use an instant-read thermometer to make sure the center of the pie is 200F and chill overnight for proper setting.
- Remember to use a deep-dish 9” pie plate, which holds about two more cups than a regular pie plate. Otherwise, you'll have extra filling!
- To make toasted pecans, lay them on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for about 5 minutes. Careful—they burn quickly!
- It’s important to allow the melted butter mixture to cool to room temperature before you stir it into the eggs. If it’s too hot, you could end up with scrambled eggs in your pie filling... ew!
- To make brown butter, stir melted butter over medium heat constantly until it turns golden brown and smells nutty. This process goes quickly.
- Don’t leave out the half teaspoon salt—it helps balance the sweetness of the filling and enhances the nutty flavors in your pie.
- Resist the urge to cut into your chocolate bourbon pecan pie until it has cooled completely. The pie filling needs time to set and firm up.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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