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Texas Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe taken with iphone 15 pro max --iw 2 --ar 4:5 --v 6.1 --raw

Texas Chocolate Pecan Pie in Your Pressure Cooker

A rich and decadent Texas-style chocolate pecan pie made easier with your pressure cooker.
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 13 hours
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 people
Calories 580 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Pie Crust

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter chopped into cubes
  • 1 tablespoon beaten egg
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons cold water

Chocolate Pecan Pie

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • cup whole pecans to decorate top

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Add the flour, salt, and butter in a food processor and pulse until you have an oatmeal-like consistency.
  • In another bowl beat egg, vinegar, and water until fluffy and pour into flour and mix to combine.
  • Roll dough on wax paper, knead into a ball, wrap and chill overnight or freeze for later use.
  • Roll out dough to ¼ inch thick and fit into a 9-inch pie pan, trimming and crimping the edges.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake leftover dough scraps with sugar if desired for snacking.
  • In saucepan, melt sugar, butter, and chocolate over medium-low heat for 5 minutes then cool.
  • In large bowl whisk eggs, corn syrup, vanilla, salt. Stir in chocolate mixture and chopped pecans.
  • Pour mixture into pastry shell. Decorate with whole pecans and cover crust edges with protector or foil.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, remove cover, and bake for 10–15 more minutes. Check center with toothpick.
  • Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream for classic comfort.