Heide's Kentucky Derby Dessert
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
10
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Ingredients for - Heide's Kentucky Derby Dessert

1. Chopped pecans - 1 ¼ cups
2. Brown sugar - ¾ cup
3. Light corn syrup - ¾ cup
4. All-purpose flour - ½ cup
5. Butter, melted and cooled - ½ cup
6. White sugar - ¼ cup
7. Eggs - 4 large
8. Bourbon - 2 tablespoons
9. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons
10. Miniature semisweet chocolate chips - ¾ cup
11. Unbaked deep-dish pie crust - 1 (9 inch)

How to cook deliciously - Heide's Kentucky Derby Dessert

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Spread pecans out on a cookie sheet.

2. Stage

Bake pecans in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through. Continue to bake until toasted, checking and stirring every 15 minutes, for up to 30 more minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

3. Stage

Meanwhile, increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Stage

Whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, flour, butter, white sugar, eggs, bourbon, and vanilla together in a bowl until smooth. Fold in cooled pecan pieces and chocolate chips until combined. Pour mixture into pie crust.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until pie is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.