Rich, gooey, and impossibly fudgy, this secretly healthy chocolate pecan pie is surprisingly delicious and perfect for the holidays!
Of course chocolate.
Would you expect anything less from a chocolate covered blog?
This secretly healthy pecan pie is the perfect balance of gooey, chewy, rich, and sweet.
If you can’t stop eating the raw batter, you know a recipe’s going to be good!
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Above – Watch the video of making the chocolate pecan pie
How do you pronounce “pecan”? I always said it pee-can (like toucan) until I moved to Texas.
There, people told me I had it all wrong, and it was pee-cahn, or even puh-cahn.
They take it very seriously down here… kind of like the “sprinkles or jimmies” debate.
By the way, does anyone say “jimmies”? I’ve never met anyone who does!
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The first time I made this healthy chocolate pecan pie, I used Mori Nu firm silken tofu, which added incredible creaminess and depth, not to mention added protein!
But so many people have asked, over the years, for a soy-free version that I went back to the recipe and discovered you can also use an equal amount of raw cashew butter (or make your own by soaking cashews and then blending until smooth).
So the choice is yours!
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw pecans, plus extras for garnish
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, honey, or agave
- 1 tbsp sweetener of choice, or stevia equivalent
- 12.3 oz silken-firm tofu (Here's a soy free version: Vegan Pecan Pie)
- 2 tbsp molasses, or additional maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp melted chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients, except pecans, in a food processor until very smooth. Then add the pecans and pulse a few times until they’re chopped. Pour into a prepared pie crust, and top with additional pecans if desired. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, for 45 minutes. If you serve the pie immediately, it’ll be very gooey (not necessarily a bad thing). But if you let it chill in the fridge, it firms up quite nicely the longer it sits. The pie fills up a prepared graham-cracker crust. If your crust is bigger, you might want to make 1 and 1/2 servings or even double the recipe. I cut this pie into 9 slices for the party, but that was because people often prefer “taste-size” slices at parties with many desserts. I’d say this recipe could comfortably serve six.View Nutrition Facts
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I saw “peecahn.”
And ohmygoodness!!! A coconut almond milk? I’ve got to try that!
I say it peck-can just because that’s how my whole family says it as a joke. Or peck-en.
It’s funny because I actually change the way I say it depending on the situation for some reason. I usually say pee-can pie, but by themselves I tend to say pee-cahns. Why? I have no idea.
Sprinkles – FTW! 🙂
AH I have not seen the new Almond Breeze flavors…must find asap!
pea-CAUGHN is how I say it.
When I lived in NC and SC, they said it PEEE-can
I love reading how people say it…great question. And great recipe!!
“Puh-cahn” for me. Although in Missouri you hear “puh-cahn” and “pee-can” about equal. As for “jimmies”? I’ve never heard that one! It reminds me of “skivies” which means being naked or in your undies! Lol.
Now as for that Almond Breeze, I’m DEFINITELY ready to try me some of that almond coconut! That might make some awesome chai tea (or oatmeal!).
Oh dear. I will never look at a sprinkle the same way again! 😉
That’s a gorgeous pie. Bet it tastes good, too. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!
As for the pecan pronunciation, I tend to say it differently depending on what other words I’m pairing up with it. I do the same thing with the word caramel. Weird.
Puh-cahn. And also, caramel I say care-uh-mul. Not car-mul or car-uh-mel, or car-uh-mul… And I’ve never even heard of jimmies. Oh, reeses is rees-is, not rees-ees. Not sure what else there is.
I loooooove pee-cahn pie! You almost never see it in Canada! I definitely feel like I need to make this, maybe with my Christmas baking.
Almond AND coconut milk?! Yuuuuuuuuuuum!!
I pronounce pecans like pea-cans.
The only time I heard someone say “jimmies” was in the 1980s when I was buying an ice cream cone in Boston, and the girl behind the counter asked me if I wanted “jimmies” on it.