Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 (9-inch) prepared piecrust

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Soak pecans in the bourbon.
  • Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat melted butter, sugar, and eggs until fluffy.
  • Blend in syrup, vanilla, and salt.
  • Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
  • Pour mixture into piecrust.
  • Sprinkle bourbon-soaked pecans over top of filling.
  • Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.
  • Check at 45 minutes, it may brown quickly