Description
Sinful chocolate meets Southern charm in this irresistible Brownie Pecan Pie, where fudgy brownie layers mingle with classic pecan pie filling. Rich, nutty indulgence beckons you to savor each decadent, gooey bite of pure dessert magic.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Crust Base:
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
- 0.33 cup ice water
Brownie Layer:
- 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (chopped)
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
- 2 tablespoons oil (canola, vegetable, or coconut)
- 0.75 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pecan Topping:
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 0.75 cup light corn syrup
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons bourbon (optional)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Craft a delicate pastry foundation by blending flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing vessel. Incorporate chilled butter chunks, working them into a crumbly texture. Introduce icy water sparingly, kneading until the dough coheres. Mold into a compact disc, encase in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm.
- Unfurl the chilled dough and drape into a pie vessel. Shield with parchment, anchor with ceramic weights. Roast at 375F for 22 minutes. Unveil weights and continue baking 18 minutes until golden-edged. Allow to cool completely.
- Gentle heat transforms butter and chocolate into a silken mixture over low flame. Remove from thermal source, vigorously whisk in sugar, eggs, espresso powder, and oil until harmonious. Delicately fold flour, cocoa, salt, and chocolate chips into the glossy batter. Spread evenly across cooled crust.
- Bake the chocolate layer at 350F for 32 minutes. Rest for half an hour before crowning with pecan adornment.
- Toast pecans in bubbling butter over medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Introduce corn syrup, brown sugar, warming spices, salt, optional bourbon, and vanilla. Stir until glossy. Cascade mixture uniformly across brownie landscape.
- Permit pie to settle and cool. Slice and serve, optionally accompanied by a pristine scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Master your pie crust by keeping butter super cold, which creates those flaky, melt-in-your-mouth layers that make pastry lovers swoon.
- Prevent soggy bottoms by par-baking the crust and ensuring it’s completely cooled before adding the brownie filling, guaranteeing a crisp texture.
- Elevate the brownie layer’s richness by using high-quality dark chocolate and toasting chocolate chips briefly before folding into the batter for deeper, more complex flavor notes.
- Customize the pecan topping by swapping bourbon with rum or maple syrup for different flavor profiles, making this dessert adaptable to personal preferences or ingredient availability.
- Prep Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 416
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 176 mg
- Fat: 29 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg