Pecan Pie With Chocolate Mousse

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 unbaked 10-inch pie shell
• 3 ounces pecans, whole toasted
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• whipped cream (for garnish)
• pecans (for garnish)
• chocolate curls (for garnish)
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
• 4 tablespoons icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine the cream cheese, sugar and 1 tsp vanilla in a bowl.
• 2 mix until smooth.
• 3 spread on the bottom of the unbaked pie shell (in a pie pan).
• 4 press the pecans into the cream cheese mixture.
• 5 in another bowl beat the eggs, corn syrup sugar& the remaining1 tsp vanilla.
• 6 beat until everything is well mixed and pour into the pie shell.
• 7 bake 30-35 minutes in a 400f degrees oven or until the crust is browned and the top is puffy and golden.
• 8 cool& chill.
• 9 spread the chocolate mousse (instructions follow) over top.
• 10 chill until set, about 4 hours.
• 11 at serving time garnish with swirls of whipped cream, sprinkle on pecans and chocolate curls.
• 12 --------chocolate mousse-----------------.
• 13 in a medium bowl beat egg yolks and water until thick and lemony.
• 14 blend in the chocolate.
• 15 in another bowl, beat the whipping cream until it forms soft peaks.
• 16 beat in 2 tbsp icing sugar.
• 17 fold into the chocolate mixture.
• 18 beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 19 beat in the remaining 2 tbsp icing sugar.
• 20 fold into the chocolate mixture.
• 21 spoon over the cold pecan pie.
• 22 chill & set.