Pecan Crusted Chocolate Truffle Pie

Name: Pecan Crusted Chocolate Truffle Pie
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brandy; 4 egg yolks; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 473 milliliters chopped pecans; 79 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters white sugar

Pecan Crusted Chocolate Truffle Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 400 calories. Head to the store and pick up butter, egg yolks, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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In a medium bowl, mix together the pecans, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter and miniature chocolate chips. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.

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Mini Chocolate Chips

Butter

Pecans

Sugar

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Bowl

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool completely.

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Oven

In a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water, combine 1 1/3 cups chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter. Stir occasionally until melted and smooth.

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Chocolate Chips

Butter

Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

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Vanilla

In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar until thick and pale using an electric mixer, at least 3 minutes. Stir into the melted chocolate and set it back over the pan of simmering water.

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Chocolate