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When you can’t decide if you want to make a Pumpkin Pie or a Pecan Pie, how about combining the two? AND adding dark chocolate just takes it to another level.
Layers of:
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CHOCOLATE
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PUMPKIN
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PECAN
Growing up my mother never made pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving or Christmas. But pecan pie did show up often for the holidays. Then once Paul and I married, I quickly learned that his family all like pumpkin pie. So, I’ve made both pecan and pumpkin pies over the years.
This year we are not having any family or friends for Thanksgiving, it is just the two of us. But we’ve decided to stick with the tradition of cooking a turkey, all the sides, and this Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie is for dessert.
With Covid and all the changes it has brought about this year, everything feels like it has changed. So, maybe acting like it’s a normal year, includes keeping with traditions.
I took a shortcut with the pie shell and used a Pillsbury Deep Dish store-bought pie shell. This time of the year with Thanksgiving and then Christmas right around the corner, why not take a shortcut? There is so much to do and it’s hectic….so, just go with the pie shell in the tin, throw-away pan or a frozen pie shell that you thaw, roll out and place in your own pie dish.
Of course, if you prefer, make your own pie crust. I’m sure it would really send this pie “over the top“.
Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9 inch Frozen deep-dish pie shell
- 1/2 cup Dark chocolate chips
Pumpkin Pie Ingredients
- 2 Eggs (slightly beaten)
- 1 15 oz Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie, but 100% pumpkin puree)
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Milk (I used skim but you can use whole, whipping cream, heavy cream or evaporated milk)
- 1/2 tsp Cornstarch (add if not using evaporated milk -to help the pie set)
Pecan Pie Ingredients
- 2 Eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup Dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup Dark corn syrup
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Margarine or butter, melted
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Pecans, whole, not chopped
Instructions
- Thaw the pie shell, if using frozen, and prick with fork several times.
- Sprinkle dark chocolate chips over bottom of pie crust. Set aside.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin, cinnamon, salt, sugar and cornstarch.
- Gradually stir in milk. Set aside.
- In another medium sized bowl, beat eggs.
- Add sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, margarine and salt.
- Stir in pecans.
- First carefully pour the Pumpkin Pie mixture over the chocolate chips.
- Then carefully pour the Pecan Pie mixture over the Pumpkin Pie mixture.
- Add some whole pecans to top of pie for a cute decoration. (optional)
- Place Pie on a sheet pan (makes it easier to place in oven and remove from oven).
- Bake on 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes. Watch carefully and don't overcook or let pie crust edges burn.
- Let cool on a cooling rack for about 2 hours. Can be stored in refrigerator for 3 days.
This recipe looks intimidating at first glance because the ingredients list is lengthy. It’s really not very time consuming. I suggest you gather all your ingredients, bowls, utensils and measuring cups first off and this will help.
On a last minute decision, I decided to add 1/3 cup of Bourbon to the Pecan Pie mixture. YUM! It elevated the taste of the overall pie but not so much that you actually taste Bourbon. You can definitely leave it out if you are not a fan.
(NOTE: I had a small amount of both the pumpkin and pecan mixture left over. Instead of throwing it away, I placed chocolate chips in the bottom of a muffin pan, lined with a muffin liner. Then I added the pumpkin mixture, followed by the pecan mixture. And it made 4 regular sized muffins. We snacked on those while we were cooking the remainder of the meal!)
Enjoy and I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas and hopefully we will be back to normal next year and get to celebrate with our families!
Dixie
Try one of my other desserts and let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Mini Muffins
