Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3 Tablespoons cocoa
3/4 cup hot water
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
5-ounce can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecan halves
1 deep dish pie shell
Whipped topping
Directions
1 Preheat oven and baking sheet to 350 degrees.
2 In medium saucepan, melt butter; remove from heat.
3 Add cocoa and stir until dissolved.
4 Add hot water and stir again.
5 With wire whisk, blend in sugar, flour, salt, evaporated milk, and vanilla.
6 Stir until batter is smooth.
7 Mix in pecans and pour into pie crust.
8 Bake on preheated baking sheet 50 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean.
9 Serve cooled pie with whipped topping.
MAKES 8 servings
1/2 cup butter
3 Tablespoons cocoa
3/4 cup hot water
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
5-ounce can evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecan halves
1 deep dish pie shell
Whipped topping
Directions
1 Preheat oven and baking sheet to 350 degrees.
2 In medium saucepan, melt butter; remove from heat.
3 Add cocoa and stir until dissolved.
4 Add hot water and stir again.
5 With wire whisk, blend in sugar, flour, salt, evaporated milk, and vanilla.
6 Stir until batter is smooth.
7 Mix in pecans and pour into pie crust.
8 Bake on preheated baking sheet 50 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean.
9 Serve cooled pie with whipped topping.
MAKES 8 servings