Recently I was at a restaurant in Nashville called the “Puffy Muffin." (I felt like I gained a few pounds just walking in there!) Anyway, I was looking at their very sinful pies and saw one that was labeled, “Jackson Pie.” I asked what the heck that was, and the gal behind the counter said it was basically a pecan pie with chocolate chips and bourbon inside. (I have since found out that another name for this pie is Derby Pie or Kentucky Derby Pie.) The wheels started turning and I came up with a way to arrive at a 4 ingredient concoction of this heavenly pie, but I'll warn you: major cheating is involved. Here’s what you will need:
A whole 9 inch pecan pie. (If you can’t find a super tasty one this time of year, “Edwards” makes a really good frozen one.)
1/2 cup Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips (Nestle’s doesn’t hold a candle to these.)
1/4 cup of bourbon or whiskey. (I use double what is usually called for, so if you don't want a kick in every bite, you may want to go down a tablespoon or two.)
Vanilla ice cream
Step 1. If your pecan pie isn’t already baked, follow the directions on the box.
Step 2. Take a spatula (I use a small metal one), carefully skim the pecan topping off the top and put it in a small bowl.
Step 3. Scoop out the insides of the pie, throw away half, and put the other half in a small mixing bowl.
Step 4. Add a 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips and a 1/4 cup of bourbon/whiskey to the remaining pie insides and mix well.
Step 5. Spoon the mixture back into the pie, then carefully replace the pecan topping.
Step 6. Before serving, cover with foil and heat through for about 20 min at 250.
Step 6. Finally serve hot with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Looking Back
I had the wildest experience the other day. I was in a coffee house called Kit Coffee and I was telling Zack, a barista, about my Jackson Pie. He said he was gonna love it because who couldn't love pecan pie, chocolate and of course whiskey! He then said that he had a favorite summer pie and it was Key Lime. Of all the pies he could have said! I had just done a post on that very pie!!! Check it out if you haven't already!
Fun Saying
Todd and I were going by a house in our neighborhood that had been run down for a while, and we were bowled over because of it's new bright blue and green paint job. Todd then cracked me up by saying: "You can't put lipstick on a pig." What an image! I think that was the first country saying that I've heard come out of my husband's Newport Beach, Stanford-educated mouth.