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Heide's Kentucky Derby Dessert
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 110 Minutes
Ready In: 125 Minutes
Servings: 1
This is a pie traditionally served at the annual Kentucky Derby for 50 years.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
4 large eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons bourbon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Spread pecans over a cookie sheet.
3. Bake pecans in preheated oven until toasted, about 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Check pecans after 30 minutes. Allow pecans to cool completely.
4. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. Whisk eggs, brown sugar, light corn syrup, flour, butter, white sugar, bourbon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Fold pecan pieces and chocolate chips into the egg mixture until combined; pour into prepared pie crust.
6. Bake in preheated oven until pie is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.
By RecipeOfHealth.com