Best 4 Hill Country Cocoa Pecan Pie Recipes

COCOA PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 deg F.
• Spray 9-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, graham cracker crumbs and sugar; mix well.
• Add margarine; mix well.
• Press firmly in bottom and up sides of sprayed pie pan.
• In large bowl, combine brown sugar and cocoa; mix well.
• Aded all remaining filling ingredients except pecans (corn syrup to egg whites); stir until smooth.
• Stir in pecans.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake at 375 deg F for 28 to 38 minutes or until center is puffed and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for at least 1 hour or until completely cooled.
• Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until serving time.
• To serve, spoon or pipe whipped topping around edge of pie.

VELVETY CHOCOLATE BUTTER PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in the butter and shortening until crumbly. Combine water, vinegar and vanilla. Gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Beat egg wash ingredients; brush over pastry., For filling, melt butter and chocolate in a microwave; stir until smooth. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, molasses, vanilla and salt. Stir in chopped pecans and butter mixture. Pour into pastry. Arrange pecan halves over filling., Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a heavy saucepan combine melted margarine, corn syrup, white sugar and cocoa. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla, salt and eggs, stirring well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Mix well.
• Pour filling into unbaked pastry shell and top with remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Bake at 325 degrees F(165 degrees C) for 55 minutes. Let cool and serve.

COCONUT PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
• Beat butter, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; beat in sugar until smooth. Fold coconut and pecans into butter mixture; pour into pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pie is set in the middle, 45 to 50 minutes.