Chocolate Pecan Tart
Upgrade your basic pecan pie with this make-ahead Southern CHOCOLATE PECAN TART. With a pie crust, the filling is like pecan bars but extra good because it includes chocolate.
Servings: 10
Calories: 386kcal
Ingredients
- 1 rolled refrigerated pie crust
- 2 cup Simple Syrup take ¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup boiling water and stir until sugar melts
- 2 large Eggs
- 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 teaspoon unsalted Butter melted
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/3 cup Semisweet or Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 1/2 cups Pecans halved
- 2 teaspoon Butter chilled and cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Make sure rack is in the centre position in the oven, and Preheat 350 degrees.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out pie dough to a 12-inch round. Wrap dough around rolling pin, and unwrap over a 9-inch tart dish. This is the most effective way to transfer from surface to dish.
- Press dough into bottom of the dish, then up sides of the dish. Then trim the edge of dough.
- In a large bowl combine the sugar and boiling water to make a simple syrup. Then whisk in the eggs, sugar, 4 teaspoons melted butter, and the vanilla extract.
- Scatter chocolate chips evenly in tart shell, then pour filling over chocolate chips.
- Arrange the pecan halves on top, in a desired pattern and dot with the 2 teaspoons chilled butter cubes.
- Place tart dish on a rimmed baking sheet, in case of spillage, and place in preheated oven. Bake about 45 to 60 minutes or until filling is set
- Remove from oven and let tart cool completely before serving.
- Serve with whipped topping and enjoy!
Notes
- Optional: drizzle with bourbon if desired to make it an authentic southern chocolate pecan tart
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 95mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g