A southern recipe for a rich chocolate pie with pecans. Passed down from my Mother and Grandmother.
Chocolate Pecan Chess Pie
A southern recipe for a rich chocolate pie with pecans. Passed down from my Mother and Grandmother.
Ingredients
- 1 9 inch pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 3 ½ tablespoons cocoa
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 5 ounce can evaporated milk
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
- Mix together sugar, cocoa, and melted butter. Stir in evaporated milk, beaten eggs, vanilla, and chopped pecans.
- Pour nut mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake for 30 minutes.
