Up until a year ago, I had no idea this decadent dessert existed. We just happened to visit friends in Kentucky over Derby weekend, so they had a fab party with mint juleps and Derby Pie. Derby pie, where have you been all my life? With the chocolate and nut combo (not to forget the butter and sugar), I'm completely a fan. Even though we didn't make it to KY this year (or even watch the Derby), I decided to use Derby day as an excuse to make this dreamy pie. With pretty basic ingredients, this dish isn't too rough on the pocketbook either! We're going to start enjoying this on more than just Derby day.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon almond extract or 2 Tbs Bourbon (Bourbon is traditional and extract is cheap... we opted for cheap)
1 cup crumbled pecans or walnuts, toasted
1 cup chocolate chips

Pie crust, I used my staple recipe - Light Pie Crust

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F (and par-bake crust if need be)

Cream butter, sugar, and eggs together

Add the flour, salt, and extract/Bourbon and continue mixing

Add the toasted nuts and chocolate chips, mix well and then dump into crust.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until set. This is great "à la mode" (with ice cream)!