Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup unbleached white flour
  • 3 tbsp. ice water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • dark corn syrup
  • 2 tbsp. coffee liqueur (or brewed strong black coffee)
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. unbleached white flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup toasted pecans

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • For the crust, cut the butter into the flour with a knife, a pastry cutter, or your fingers, until the mixture resembles a course cornmeal.
  • Add about 3 tablespoons of ice water, and combine until the dough clings together in a ball.
  • Roll it out on a lightly floured board.
  • Place the crust in a 9-inch pie plate, and crimp the edges.
  • To make the filling, place all of the filling ingredients except the pecans in a blender or food processor and puree until the chocolate chips are completely ground up and everything is smooth.
  • If you don't have a machine, melt the chocolate and butter on very low heat.
  • Cool it and beat it with all of the other filling ingredients except the pecans.
  • Pour the filling over the pecans in a bowl, and stir just enough to coat the nuts.Pour the filling into the unbaked 9-inch pie shell.
  • Bake at 400F for 10 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to 350F and bake for another 30 minutes or until the filling is set but still moist.
  • Cool completely before cutting.
  • Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.