

Tarheel Pie
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch single-crust pie dough deep dish
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs large
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup 1 1/4 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups pecans toasted and coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pie shell 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325.
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In a small saucepan, combine 2/3 cup chocolate chips and butter over low heat. Stir until melted, then add oil and cocoa.
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In another bowl, add sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir until smooth. Add chocolate to sugar and stir. Add flour and remaining chocolate chips and stir.
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Pour pecans into bottom of pie shell, then add batter. Bake 30-35 minutes. Allow pie to cool for 1 hour before slicing.