This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray.
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is baking! I hate to cook, but I will bake any day… I have strong feelings for anything chocolate 😉 But just because I love it doesn’t mean I’m always great at it; I’ve ruined my share of recipes.
Once, I frosted some dessert bars before they were cool and they got soggy and gross. Of course I’ve left things in the oven too long and burnt them. But the most frustrating is when you just forget one simple step and it ruins your whole dessert… like using PAM cooking spray to make sure your cake actually comes out of the freaking pan! Yes, I’ve had to run to the store super last minute for more baking supplies because of that very mistake on Ryan’s 3rd birthday!
Next week for Thanksgiving I got pie duty for our big family dinner so this week I thought I’d practice a new recipe… my #1 tip for getting things right the first time is to practice beforehand! You could even make things early, just in case, and freeze or store them until your event–no one has to know 😉 And, remembered the PAM!
Thanksgiving pies… you think pumpkin and pecan, right? Obviously I had to add in CHOCOLATE! So I went with a super easy Chocolate Pecan Pie with whipped topping and homemade chocolate sauce.
- 2 large eggs
- Pie dough (1 round sheet)
- 2 Tbls melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp almond extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ½ cup dark corn syrup
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 4 oz of chopped bittersweet baking chocolate
- 8 oz whipped cream (optional)
- Chocolate syrup (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- I used a refrigerated pie dough, but you could also make it from scratch. Use it to line your pie dish then cover with plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, butter, vanilla, and almond extracts.
- Add the sugar and the dark and light corn syrups and mix until combined.
- Stir in pecans and chocolate.
- Pour this filling into the chilled pie shell and bake until the filling is set, about 55 minutes.
- Let cool. Cover with whipped cream and swirl in chocolate syrup.
The Chocolate Pecan Pie recipe was adapted from Martha Stewart and I added the homemade chocolate sauce from this recipe. I’m sure the pie is great on its own, but I had to add the whipped cream and chocolate sauce 😉
And I’d like to thank my PAM cooking spray for making it possible 😉 AND for making my clean-up easy! Did you know the PAM Cooking Sprays (Original, Butter, and Baking) now leave up to 99% less residue buildup than margarine or bargain brand-cooking sprays while still offering superior no-stick results?! And it has 0 calories per serving. I not only use it on my baking dishes so my desserts come out easily and neatly, but I also use PAM on my mixing bowls! It makes cleaning up that mess sooooo much easier when I’m done. And faster cleanup means more time enjoying my delicious chocolate masterpiece and more time with the family 🙂
~This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray. For more information, visit http://www.pamcookingspray.com
I like to bake pumpkin pie,and tres leches cake.
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Make sure you have all of the ingredients before you start!
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i love to make apple pie & eggnog muffins!
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My favorite dish to make are cookies because I love decorating them :+)
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apple pie
thanks
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My favorite holiday dessert to bake and eat is salted caramel apple pie
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My whole family loves this delicious Pumpkin Butter Cheesecake Pie:
http://www.kozlowskifarms.com/product/765
(…also good with apple butter!)
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One thing we always do is to make almost everything the night before so iyt simply has to be tossed in the oven the next day.
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i love making a chocolate raspberry cheesecake for the holidays – and pam is great for helping it come out of the pan!
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My holiday baking tip is to stock up on baking necessities when they’re on sale, which is right about now. Things like flour, chocolate chips, sugar, cream cheese–they go on sale right before Thanksgiving, so get them while the prices are lower.
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I love to bake a classic America Apple Pie!
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My favorite thing to make (and eat) is apple pie.
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I take out all the ingredients before I begin to make sure I have enough of everything and it’s all good and fresh.
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i make chocolate pie too, though doesn’t look as pretty as yours
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I love to make any kind of cake! Thanks for the recipe. Would love to try and make this one!
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Make sure you double check your measurements before mixing together!!
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Your picture of it looks so divine. If I tried this, I know it would never look that good! haha
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This sounds delicious! I wrote down the recipe.
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This looks delicious! I love pecan pie and chocolate would put it over the top!
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Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate pie. It is my favorite and Ive never thought to use pecans. I will try that next time.
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