CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE

Ingredients

1 package of German Sweet Chocolate (broken into pieces)
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine
1/3 cup of sugar
1 cup of Light Karo Syrup
3 eggs (slightly beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups of chopped pecans or 1 cup pecan halves
1 unbaked deep dish pie crust

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Microwave chocolate and butter for 1 minute and then stir. Then place back in microwave and continue cooking for another minute. Stir until completely melted. Stir in sugar, corn syrup, eggs and vanilla; blend about 1 minute. Stir in chopped pecans. Pour into deep dish pie shell. Bake 50 minutes or until firm 2 inches from the edge of crust. Let cool and serve.
— Dawn Moone,
Commodity Department