Chocolate Pecan Pie

 

Welcome to the first post for Little Miss BEE Positive. I have been pondering the thought of starting a blog for some time. I, like many others out there, am a "Pinterest-a-holic", so I have seen many successful, and wonderful, blogs about cooking and crafting. I thought, "Hey Lilly! You love to craft and cook! Why not start one yourself?!" So, that is exactly what I finally made the decision to do.For this first post, I would like to share a recipe I just tried out! As I state before, I LOVE Pinterest. Honestly I love it to a point that is unhealthy. It constantly makes me late getting out the door in the mornings. Also, I have spent many late nights telling myself, "just one more page" "just one more pin". I had found this recipe a while back and have been meaning to make it. It is called Chocolate Pecan Pie. Combining chocolate and pecans is just genius in my opinion! I am a pecan pie and chocolate lover, but seriously, almost any girl loves chocolate. An added bonus to me loving pecans and chocolate, is that my boyfriend, James, and parents do as well. They are my willing and eager taste-testers for almost anything I make. This also helps me not eat mass quantities of things such as this entire pie...because I would if I did not share.

Chocolate Pecan Pie
(from FoodNetwork.com)

2 cups pecan halves
3 eggs
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
3 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (I just used semi-sweet chocolate chips)
1 cup sugar
1 pre-made pie crust

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Place pecan halves in pie crust. Make sure they are evenly distributed.
3. Whisk eggs in bowl and combine with melted butter.
4. Add corn syrup, chocolate, and sugar to eggs and butter. Mix ingredients together until well combined.
5. Pour mixture into pie crust over the pecan halves already placed in crust.
6. Bake pie at 375 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for 25 more minutes.

I may need to work on my photography skills a little bit, but I must say this pie is delicious! I will take some of it over to my parents' house tonight. I am sure it will be a big hit with them as well!

Positive quote of the day:

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."
Willie Nelson