A southern recipe for a rich chocolate pie with pecans. Passed down from my Mother and Grandmother.
Ingredients
- 1 pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie , 9 inch
- 1.5 cups white sugar
- 3.5 tablespoons cocoa
- 0.5 cups butter , melted
- 1 can evaporated milk , 5 ounce
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.75 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
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2
Mix together sugar, cocoa, and melted butter. Stir in evaporated milk, beaten eggs, vanilla, and chopped pecans.
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3
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.
Nutrition Facts
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