Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie for #BloggerCLUE

This month’s Blogger C.L.U.E. had me somewhat dealing with one of my baking nemesis – PIE.  Pie and are rarely get along, mostly because I butcher pie crust something horrid.  So – when I got my assignment, I was a bit apprehensive because here we go again – facing my culinary fears.

Thankfully, the culinary angels decided that they were going to allow me a license to improvise and I got paired with Kelli of Kelli’s Kitchen. I adore Kelli – her recipes are always delicious, she’s got a passion for canning that has me wanting to can all.the.things. this season, and she’s the gal behind YumGoggle.  I perused her pie archives, trying to find something that would be fabulous for my Thanksgiving table and while I was tempted to throw caution to the wind with making either the Lemon Pecan Pie, White Christmas Pie or the Chess Pie, I decided that I’d merge two must have pies in my family – my grandmother’s pecan pie and my Bampa’s chocolate pie with this Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.

I slightly adapted it adding a hint more vanilla because I have a thing for vanilla and I used brown sugar instead of white for a deeper amber hue.  I also went with dark chocolate instead of semisweet and that was the perfect flavor combo.  Finally, Kelli said in one of her blogposts that you could make your own pie crust or go with store-bought and, the minute I saw that, I was excited because store-bought crust and I are bff.

This pie is perfect for my holiday table – it’s got just the right amount of sweetness and the bourbon adds a touch of smoky flavor.  If you are looking for a fabulous pie for the holiday season, this Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie will win rave reviews.

On to the recipe:

Gather your ingredients

Let’s make the caramel-esque mixture

Just a hint of bourbon

Thank heavens for store-bought pie crust

Adding the pecan pie filling to the crust

All pretty and ready for the oven

Look at this

Shall I cut you a slice?

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