Chocolate Bourbon-Pecan Tart

Name: Chocolate Bourbon-Pecan Tart
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted; 1 pre-baked pie shell; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 cup pecans; 1½ cups sugar; ⅓ cup water; 1 egg yolk; 1 whole egg; ¼ cup bourbon; ¼ cup melted butter

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

America's Best Chefs Cook with Jeremiah Tower

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2003

About

For this rich dessert, you will need a pre-baked 9- or 10-inch tart or pie shell.

Ingredients

1½ cups sugar
⅓ cup water
1 cup

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Put the sugar and water in a heavy 1-quart saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Cook over medium heat without stirring until the syr