Mel's Favorite Pecan Pie

• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 3 tablespoons bourbon
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 (9-inch) prepared piecrust

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Soak pecans in the bourbon.
2. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat melted butter, sugar, and eggs until fluffy.
4. Blend in syrup, vanilla, and salt.
5. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
6. Pour mixture into piecrust.
7. Sprinkle bourbon-soaked pecans over top of filling.
8. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.
9. Check at 45 minutes, it may brown quickly

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/mels-favorite-pecan-pie-recipe.html (may not work)