Kentucky Derby Dessert Recipes

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.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer. Add the vanilla, eggs and flour and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans, and pour into an unbaked pie crust.
• Bake for 45 and bask in the compliments. No one will ever guess how easy that was!