I Love Chocolate Pecan Pie

We have come to our last Thanksgiving pie, and it happens to be my favorite. Favorite pie of all time? Possibly. It might be tied with a good coconut cream. I have deep affection for this pie. I'm kind of in love with it, actually. Toasted pecans, browned butter, bittersweet chocolate... what's not to love? Why not take classic pecan pie and make it even better by adding chocolate? This pie is delicious and I'm absolutely smitten with it.

It's hard not to get bogged down on days.
Thing of the things you love and you won't be sad.

These are some things I have on my mind that make me happy. A little list for you... feel free not to read it. I'm sick of talking about pie, so this seemed like a good idea. Sorry for another dreadful post but pie has taken my soul away.

Some things that I love

1. Chocolate pecan pie 2. My family 3. Hushpuppies 4. J.D. Salinger 5. The ocean 6. Extravagant hats 7. Politics 8. Robert Frost 9. Staying up too late 10. Cloud watching 11. Fried okra 12. Henry David Thoreau 13. Honeysuckle 14. Emily Dickinson 15. Lilac 16. Vincent Van Gogh 17. Roses 18. Monet 19. Reading menus at restaurants 20. Orchids 21. World War history 22. Pictures where people are moving in the background 23. The Beatles 25. Walt Whitman 26. Baking cookies 27. Kings of Leon 28. Libraries 29. Paris 30. Reading books and magazines 31. Good music 32. The smell of bread baking 33. Art 34. The smell of coffee brewing 35. Science 36. New York City 37. History, especially modern 38. Facial hair on guys 39. Nutella 40. The White Stripes 41. Playing pool 42. Chicago 43. Peanut butter 44. Croissants 45. Of Montreal 46. Reading newspapers 47. Rain falling 48. Autumn leaves 49. Cold War Kids 50. Taco Bell and Fire Sauce 51. Vintage clothing 52. Playing Scratchers 53. Crazy hair 54. Wilco 55. Food Network 56. Countdown with Keith Olbermann 57. Watching Home Alone 58. Daniel Day Lewis 59. Cafe au lait 60. Giada De Laurentiis 61. Guitar playing 62. Fireplace fires 63. The smell of Christmas trees 64. Indie movies 65. Cat Eye Glasses 66. Fur and leather coats 67. Sleeping 68. Fans blowing while I sleep 69. Playing Oregon Trail 70. Riding bicycles 71. Cocktails 72. Drinking wine and beer 73. Fried Chicken and catfish 74. Swimming 75. Cornbread 76. Amazon 77. Tennis 78. Watching Seinfeld 79. Coconut lotion and body spray 80. Boots and shoes 81. Unfamiliar interesting people 82. Ina Garten 83. Flying 84. Bob Dylan 85. Scattergories 86. Brie en croute 87. Jeopardy 88. The Office 89. Top Chef 90. Project Runway 91. Saturday Night Live 92. Covering up with quilts 93. Grocery shopping 94. Garden State 95. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 96. Amelie 97. Christian Bale and raspy voices 98. Taking pictures 99. Little Miss Sunshine and Paul Dano 100. Snow falling

That was easy; I could have gone on and on. That's a whole lotta lovin'.
Feel free to play on your blog.

Come on! Tell me that doesn't look crazy-good! Yeah!

Chocolate Pecan Pie (Recipe by me)
Printable Recipe

1 2/3 cup pecan halves
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 large eggs
1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cook the pecans in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 4-5 minutes; remove. Add the butter to skillet and cook until foamed and golden brown, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.

In a large bowl, whisk eggs until just combined. Whisk in corn syrup, brown sugar, chocolate, cream, vanilla and salt, until well combined. Stir in pecans and browned butter until combined; pour into pie shell.

Bake at 350 degrees F, for 50 minutes, or until set, but slightly jiggly.

Makes 8 servings