I began frantically searching Google and Pinterest for any other posting of Carla Hall's original chocolate pecan pie recipe, but alas I couldn't find one. I finally stumbled upon a Disney video of The Chew with Carla explaining it, however it didn't provide the measurements for the ingredients. I was encouraged to finally have her list of ingredients, the list I've been using for years, and I was sure I could figure out the measurements by comparing other similar recipes. I dusted off my recipe book to write down the ingredient list, and low and behold... I'd written the whole recipe down years ago! Hooray! The holidays are saved!
Here is the recipe in case you too are searching for a perfect chocolate pecan pie recipe.
Ingredients:
1 c dark corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp softened butter
1/2 c sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
3 eggs
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla
1Tbsp white vinegar
1 1/2 c pecans
1/2 c dark chocolate chips
1 pie crust
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350*F
-Cream butter and sugar, then add 3 beaten eggs, cornstarch, salt, vanilla, vinegar, and corn syrup
-Prepare pie crust
-Glaze bottom of pie crust with egg white
-Sprinkle crushed pecans and chocolates on pie shell
-Pour pie filling into prepared crust
-Bake on center rack of oven for 40-50 minutes or until set
-Cool on wire rack before serving
-Note- tap center of surface of pie lightly- it should spring back when done
