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Chocolate and Pecan Pie

Name: Chocolate and Pecan Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Flour to dust; 250 g (9oz) ready-made dessert shortcrust pastry; 75 g (3oz) plain chocolate, finely chopped; 75 g (3oz) unsalted butter; 2 medium eggs; 75 g (3oz) caster sugar; 200 g (7oz) golden syrup; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 100 g (3 1/2oz) pecans, finely chopped, plus 100g (3 1/2oz) pecan halves to decorate

This delicious pecan pie is a new take on a classic.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 19 April 2010

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Yields:

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

50 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 10 mins

Cal/Serv:

599

Ingredients

Flour to dust
250 g (9oz) ready-made dessert shortcrust pastry
75 g (3oz) plain chocolate, finely chopped
75 g (3oz) unsalted butter
2 medium eggs
75 g (3oz) caster sugar
200 g (7oz) golden syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
100 g (3 1/2oz) pecans, finely chopped, plus 100g (3 1/2oz) pecan halves to decorate

Directions

1. Step 1
  Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4. Put a baking sheet in the oven to heat up. Lightly dust the worktop with flour and roll out the shortcrust pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin. Use it to line a 20.5cm x 3cm (8in x 1¼in), straight-edged, loose-bottomed quiche tin. Chill until needed.
2. Step 2
  Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Cool slightly.
3. Step 3
  In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, golden syrup, vanilla extract and cooled chocolate mixture. Fold in the chopped pecans, then pour into the pastry case. Trim the pastry so it sticks up 1cm (0.5in) above the filling. Decorate the top with pecan halves. Put pie on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bake for 40-45min until just set. Serve warm or at room temperature with cream or vanilla ice cream.

Per Serving:

Calories: 599
Total carbs: 53 g
Sugars: 37 g
Total fat: 41 g
Saturated fat: 12 g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time