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Kentucky Bourbon Pie

What is more southern than a pecan pie that includes delicious Kentucky Bourbon?  Ummm.  Nothing!  It's perfect!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 1397 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 9 inch premade refrigerated pie crust
  • ½ Cup white granulated sugar
  • ½ Cup dark brown sugar
  • ⅔ Cup dark corn syrup Karo
  • ¼ Cup Whole Sweet Cream Unsalted Butter
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¼ Cup Kentucky bourbon
  • 1 teaspoon REAL Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoon real almond extract
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 Cup pecans mix of halves and pieces is good

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 325
  2. In a 9 inch deep dish pie plate, press out your pie dough and flute the edges (crimp).
  3. Place the sugars and corn syrup in a medium size bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave for 1 minute and 10 secs on high and then add it to the dark brown sugar and corn syrup while still hot. Mix very well (it will take a minute or two of mixing).
  4. In a separate medium size bowl, whisk together the eggs, bourbon, vanilla, almond and salt. Whisk until the eggs are beaten well and everything is mixed well.
  5. Whisking continuously, mix the sugar mix into the egg mix.
  6. Gently fold in the pecans
  7. Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
  8. bake at 325 for 1 hour (depending on your oven it might take longer or less - start checking at 55 minutes and then bake until the pie is just jiggly in the center.) . In my oven, this is about an hour and 5 minutes. In your oven, it could be 55 minutes or it could be an hour and 15 minutes (or anything in between).
  9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack or folded towel until completely cooled and gelled. Place in the refrigerator until time to eat.

Notes

  • Use Kentucky Bourbon - which are brands such as Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey and Jefferson Reserve.  You can google your own list, there are more, of course.  
  • This is my rule whenever alcohol is involved in a recipe - always use a type of alcohol that is something you would serve to yourself and friends.  If you wouldn’t drink it that way, then do not put it in your food.
  • It is important to allow this pie to cool all the way before slicing.  If it isn’t completely cool, the guts will run all over the plate and you will have a loose sloppy pie.  It will taste fine, no worries there, but if you are going to the effort to make a pie, then hide it from everyone until it is completely set and cool.  Just my advice.
  • Keep it in the fridge once you have allowed it to cool.  Cover with plastic wrap, or the equivalent.  This keeps the flavor on point! 
  • Use Kentucky Bourbon - which are brands such as Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey and Jefferson Reserve.  You can google your own list, there are more, of course.  
  • This is my rule whenever alcohol is involved in a recipe - always use a type of alcohol that is something you would serve to yourself and friends.  If you wouldn’t drink it that way, then do not put it in your food.
  • It is important to allow this pie to cool all the way before slicing.  If it isn’t completely cool, the guts will run all over the plate and you will have a loose sloppy pie.  It will taste fine, no worries there, but if you are going to the effort to make a pie, then hide it from everyone until it is completely set and cool.  Just my advice.
  • Keep it in the fridge once you have allowed it to cool.  Cover with plastic wrap, or the equivalent.  This keeps the flavor on point! 

Nutrition Information

Calories 1397kcal (70%) Carbohydrates 159g (53%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 75g (115%) Saturated Fat 23g (115%) Cholesterol 97mg (32%) Sodium 1122mg (47%) Potassium 330mg (9%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 48g (96%) Vitamin A 305IU (6%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 82mg (8%) Iron 6.8mg (38%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1397

% Daily Value*

Calories 1397kcal 70%
Carbohydrates 159g 53%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 75g 115%
Saturated Fat 23g 115%
Cholesterol 97mg 32%
Sodium 1122mg 47%
Potassium 330mg 7%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 48g 96%
Vitamin A 305IU 6%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 82mg 8%
Iron 6.8mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.