Pecan Pie With Bourbon Creme

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 eggs, large
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 9 inches pie crusts
• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon bourbon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 prepare pie crust in pie pan and have ready.
• 3 in 3-qt. saucepan, cook maple syrup, sugar and butter over medium heat until mixture boils. reduce heat to medium-low and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring.
• 4 in large bowl whisk eggs until slightly beaten. slowly whisk the hot syrup mixture into the eggs. do not try to add the eggs to the hot syrup. stir in vanilla.
• 5 place unbaked crust on cookie sheet. place pecans in crust. pour syrup mixture over pecans.
• 6 bake 45 to 50 minutes or until filling is just set.
• 7 cool pie on wire rack atleast 1 hour.
• 8 to serve, whip cream with confectioners' sugar and bourbon. dollop onto individual pie servings.