Chocolate Pecan Pumpkin Pie - rich chocolate "brownie-like" bottom, classic pumpkin pie and topped with pecans all baked into one delicious pie.
Author Sandra
Ingredients
Pie Crust
14tablespoonsbutter, softened
1egg
2cupsflour
2tablespoonssugar
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4cupchilled water
Fudge Layer
1/2cupbutter
2ouncesunsweetened chocolate bar or chunks
1cupsugar
2eggsbeaten
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
Pumpkin Layer
15ouncespumpkin
14ouncessweetened condensed milk
2eggs
1/2teaspoonnutmeg
1/2teaspoonginger
1teaspooncinnamon
Pecan Layer
1 1/4cupchopped pecans
1/2cupbrown sugarI recommend 1/4 cup light brown and 1/4 dark brown sugar
2tablespoonslight corn syrup
1teaspoonsvanilla extract
4tablespoonsbuttermelted
Instructions
Pie Crust
Make pie crust, it makes 2 but you only need one for this recipe. So either cut in half or make two and have another kind of pie.
In a mixing bowl, add flour, butter, sugar, and salt. Using a pastry cutter blend all together. Mix in water and egg and blend until well combined. Flour the counter and knead the dough for a few minutes.
Divide dough in half and roll out right away for use, or wrap in plastic and store in fridge until ready to use.When ready, roll out 1 pie crust and place in pie pan.
Fudge Layer
Melt together chocolate and butter. I do this over the stop top, but you could do in the microwave as well. When melted, remove from heat and stir in sugar and beaten eggs. Stir until well combined and no visible egg. Pour into unbaked pie shell.
Pumpkin Layer
In a medium mixing bowl, combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Stir until well combined and pour over fudge layer in unbaked pie shell.
Place in oven at 425 for 15 minutes. When 15 minutes is over, reduce oven temp to 350 and bake for another 50 minutes or until the center of the pie is not wiggly. Do not remove pie from oven when reducing heat. Remove from oven and let it completely cool.
Pecan Layer
In a small bowl mix all of the pecan topping ingredients together until combined. Then after the pie has baked about 60-65 minutes, remove from the oven and gently sprinkle the pecan topping evenly over the top of the pumpkin layer.
The pumpkin pie layer may sink just a tiny bit but do not worry it will turn out just fine. Place back in the oven and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until the pecan topping is bubbly. Remove from oven and let cool at room temperature.