Southern Belle Chocolate Praline Pecan Pie

• 3 9-inch pie shells
• 3/4 cup butter
• 6 large eggs
• 2 (16 ounce) boxes light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 2 tablespoons Tia Maria or 2 tablespoons Amaretto
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 18 pecan halves, for decoration

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Melt the butter and set aside.
3. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl.
4. Sift the brown sugar into the eggs (yes, sift) and mix well.
5. Add the remaining ingredients except for the pecan halves and mix thoroughly.
6. NOTE: If you don't want to add the 2 Tablespoons of alcohol, then increase the vanilla extract amount to 1 Tablespoon.
7. Distribute the pie filling evenly between the 3 pie crusts, and decorate the tops of each pie with 6 pecan halves in a pinwheel pattern.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.

pie shells, butter, eggs, light brown sugar, cocoa, milk, salt, vanilla, tia maria, pecans, pecan

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southern-belle-chocolate-praline-pecan-pie-85413 (may not work)