The Loveless Cafe calls it Steeplechase Pie, named after a three-mile race held in Nashville a week after the Kentucky Derby. They made the pie their own by adding chocolate to the pecans and I’m making it my own by  turning it into a tart instead of a pie. and going with bittersweet chocolate instead of semi-sweet. You might even consider using this shortbread crust I used in a legendary almond tart. You can even choose to leave the pecans whole which I did the first time I made it.  I love the flexibility and anyway you make it, you will love it.

This is a busy cooking time as Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so I’m getting right to it.

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Chocolate Pecan Tart or Steeplechase Pie

Chocolate, Pecans and Whiskey are fabulous combination for a pie or a tart, adapted from the recipe for Steeplechase Pie from the Loveless Cafe Dessert Cookbook.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American Southern

Prep Time 2 hours hours

Cook Time 55 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 hours hours 55 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Ingredients

• 1 single pie crust partially baked for 20 minutes
• 1 1/4 cups pecan pieces
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 2 tablespoons Tennessee Whiskey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup

Instructions

• Mix chocolate chips and pecan pieces in bowl together
• Mix sugar, butter together. Add whiskey, vanilla. Mix. Add eggs one at a time.
• Add corn syrup.
• Line tart shell with chocolate and pecans. Pour mixture into pan.
• Bake at 350 for 45 to 55 minutes. Pie will bubble. Cool completely before serving.

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