Chocolate Pecan Pie...yum :)

I have been slacking on my recipes....and now I am veering away from my quest for the perfect cupcake.

However, it's the Holidays.

So pie it shall be!

Let them eat pie!!!

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust (Mrs. Smith's frozen crust on sale 2/6.00 @ Ralph's) GET DEEP DISH!!!

3 eggs

2/3 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 cup light corn syrup

1 1/2 cup pecan halves

1 c coursely chopped semi-sweet bakers chocolate or Ghredelli's

Directions

There are 2 ways of doing this. I did both but only photographed one way. Both are fairly easy!

Version #1

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2. Melt chocolate and butter in sauce pan. Pour into pie crust. Freeze for approx 5 min while preping pie filling.

3. Beat eggs, sugar, salt, and syrup with hand beater.

4.Stir in pecans

5.Pour mixture into pie shell.

6. Bake until set, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool. Then devour!

***This photo was taken prematurely...I popped it back in for 10 more min***

Version #2
1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 

2.Beat eggs, sugar, salt, margarine, and syrup with hand beater.

3.Stir in pecans.

4.Spread chopped chocolate in bottom of pie crust.

5. Pour mixture into pie shell.

6.Bake until set, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool. Then devour!