My Kentucky Derby Dessert Recipes

HEIDE'S KENTUCKY DERBY DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Spread pecans over a cookie sheet.
• Bake pecans in preheated oven until toasted, about 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Check pecans after 30 minutes. Allow pecans to cool completely.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, light corn syrup, flour, butter, white sugar, bourbon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth. Fold pecan pieces and chocolate chips into the egg mixture until combined; pour into prepared pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until pie is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

MY KENTUCKY DERBY DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until eggs are foamy, about 3 minutes; beat corn oil, bourbon whiskey, and vanilla extract into the eggs until just incorporated.
• Beat flour, white sugar, and light brown sugar into egg mixture until smoothly blended, then beat in butter.
• Gently stir pecans and chocolate chips into the filling.
• Fit the pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish and pour the filling into the crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown and a knife inserted halfway between the center and edge of the filling comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
• Cool the pie on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.