Total Time
2½ hours
Servings
10
6 eggs
½ cup half-and-half
1 cup loosely-packed brown sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
½ cup good bourbon
1⅓ cups chocolate chips
2½ cups pecan pieces
Pastry dough for 9-inch pie (commercial or your own)
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Beat eggs until yellow and creamy, in a large bowl.
Whisk in half-and-half, sugar, and syrup, until smooth.
Stir in bourbon, chocolate chips, and pecans.
Oil a springform pan lightly.
Roll out the pastry dough and press it into a pan, pressing out any air bubbles.
Pour mixture into oiled springform pan.
Put pie on a baking sheet with a raised edge or border.
Bake until only the center is sightly jiggly, about 2 hours.
2 hours
Do not remove the pie from the mold until absolutely cooled, at least an hour.