Kentucky Derby Pie Dessert Recipe

Kentucky Derby Pie Dessert Recipe

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Kentucky Derby Pie Dessert Recipe – Made this pie today, it is traditionally served at the annual Kentucky Derby for 50 years. Super easy to make. You definitely need the deep dish crust. I’m not a big pecan pie person but I LOVE this one.

Kentucky Derby Pie Dessert Recipe

Ingredients :

  • 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

Directions :

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Spread pecans over a cookie sheet.
  3. Bake pecans in preheated oven until toasted, about 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Check pecans after 30 minutes. Allow pecans to cool completely.
  4. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Whisk eggs, brown sugar, light corn syrup, flour, butter, white sugar, bourbon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Fold pecan pieces and chocolate chips into the egg mixture until combined; pour into prepared pie crust.
  6. Bake in preheated oven until pie is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.
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