Description
Texas Chocolate Pecan Pie is a decadent and rich dessert featuring a flaky premade deep dish crust filled with a luscious hot fudge custard, studded with mini chocolate chips and topped with crunchy pecans. Perfect for family gatherings or holiday celebrations, this pie marries the flavors of chocolate, caramel, and toasted nuts into one irresistible treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Base
- 1 9-inch deep dish premade crust
Filling
- 1 jar hot fudge sauce 12oz jar
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups chopped pecans
- 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F and place the pie shell onto a foil-lined cookie sheet to catch any drips during baking.
- Prepare Hot Fudge: Remove the lid and film from the jar of hot fudge sauce and microwave it for 40 seconds until warm and pourable. Pour the hot fudge into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix Custard: Into the warm hot fudge, add the eggs, light brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, pure vanilla extract, and kosher salt. Whisk everything together until the mixture is fully combined and smooth.
- Add Pecans and Chocolate Chips: Fold in the mini chocolate chips and one-third of the chopped pecans gently to distribute them evenly throughout the filling.
- Fill Pie Crust: Pour the prepared filling into the pie crust. Evenly sprinkle the remaining two-thirds of the pecans over the top to create a crunchy, decorative layer.
- Bake: Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the center is set and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool: Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving to let the filling set perfectly.
Notes
- Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary depending on exact ingredients and portion sizes used.
- The recipe is designed to fill one 9-inch deep dish pie crust perfectly. Using a standard shallower pie shell will change cooking time and might leave leftover filling.
- For a more elegant appearance, pecan halves can be used on top instead of chopped pecans.
- Store any leftovers covered in plastic wrap or aluminum foil in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 of pie)
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
