Chocolate Pecan Pie

I made this for the first family Thanksgiving held at our house a couple of years ago.

It's just like a traditional pecan pie... just kicked up a notch. ;)

And no lie, the entire thing was gone in 15 minutes. My niece even mentioned that she'd never had pecan pie before and loved this version. So there ya have it.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

(Original recipe by me... inspired by several different recipes)

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Ingredients

• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and melted butter. Add the corn syrup, sugar, and the chocolate. Stir until all ingredients are combined. Stir in pecans. Pour mixture into the pie shell and place on a heavy-duty cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for an additional 35-40 minutes or until pie is set. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
Cool before serving.