With a name like that, it HAS to be good, right?
Well, it certainly is! We were invited to a wine and dessert party in our neighborhood over the Holidays and this is one recipe I had to bring home. Made it for hubby recently (just because he asked) and it is wonderful.
Black-Bottom Pecan Cheesecake Pie
1 piecrust (use a deep dish, trust me on that one)
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 TBS. whipping cream (I used half & half)
1 (8-oz) pkwy. cream cheese, softened (I used light)
4 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar (divided)
2 tsp. vanilla (divided)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup light corn syrup
3 TBS butter, melted
1 1/2 cups pecan halves
Preheat oven to 350*. Microwave chocolate chips and whipping cream in glass bowl at Med. (50% power) 1 to 2 minutes or until chips begin to melt. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour chocolate mixture into piecrust, spreading evenly. pour cream cheese mixture over chocolate layer.
Whisk together corn syrup, melted butter, remaining 3 eggs, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, & 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir in pecans, pour over cream cheese layer.
Bake at 350* for 55 minutes or until set; shielding pie after about 45 min. to prevent excessive browning. Cool completely on a wire rack.
From Southern Living.
This is a wonderful pie and all your friends will love you for making it!
Does it seem like I share a lot of desserts? I guess there’s a reason for that. We have a sweet tooth around our house, within reason of course. Eat and enjoy! I won’t be making it too often. 
One more thing, I’m really exited that I just started a new subscription to House Beautiful. I’ve still got my Traditional Home magazine going too, as well as Better Homes & Gardens, but I think this one will be a good addition with a little more contemporary slant to it. Do any of you subscribe to it and do you love it? I have a feeling I’m going to. I’ve read a few issues lately and they are great!
YUMMY! I am definitely going to make this pie.
Rhoda
Love the recipe…I am going to try it! Anything Southern Living is great!
Tara
PS–love the mag…you said it just right, the modern slant!
Oh, this sounds so good. I will certainly add this to my recipe box. Thanks for sharing. Marty
All of Bob’s favorite things in a pie, his favorite dessert. I’ll have to do this for valentine’s or something special, because he is on a low carb kick right now!
I read House Beautiful on occasion. It is a lovely magazine!
Oh my that looks delish!!!!
That recipe looks dangerous!
I’ve been getting House Beautiful for a while, and I love it! I also get Veranda. Good stuff.
My secret to getting magazine subscriptions for free: you know those codes on coke bottles and 12 packs? I use the Coke rewards to buy ALL my magazine subscriptions! It only takes about 10 of those fridge packs to get a whole year of design goodness!
This looks SO delicious! For breakfast even!? I’m a magazine freak too. Problem is – so many ideas and so little time and money to implement. I do save photos of things I’d like to do someday, somewhere, sometime… Like this pie recipe!
I’m sure I gained several pounds just looking at those pics! That really looks good!
Omg. I’m totally not looking at that pie recipe. Scroll, scroll, scroll! It looks good though!
I get House Beautiful! I like it. I also get Domino (I don’t like it).
That pie looks soooo yummy! And I get House Beautiful and love it. I always look forward to it in the mail. I used to get Domino, which claims to have a more contemporary slant, too, but I didn’t like it.
Yummy! That looks wonderful!
I subscribe to House Beautiful and love it most of the time. It seems to include more contemporary now than when I first started subscribing to it. I like more of a traditional style of decorating. But as a Desigh Consultant, it should be very useful to you. I know my husband is going to love the pie. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Elizabeth
now thats a yummy twist on cheescake!
It looks wonderfully delicious. Will have to give it a try sometime. I just made a pie from another blog and will have to space it out. Watching the waist line – you know.
Thanks for sharing.
Oh My!
We might just have to do this for our Church Fellowship Meal tomorrow!
Yum!
Oh gosh that pie looks wonderful!
My thighs just got bigger from reading that!
Thanks for the recipe I’m adding it to my collection now. YUMMY!!
I also subscribe to HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. It’s a great magazine with many articles for inspirations.
Happy Saturday
Kris
That looks so good! I had a subscription to House Beautiful for a long time, but let it expire some time ago. Nothing wrong with the magazine, however, when it went more towards the comtemporary/modern look I lost interest. I am more into traditional. Have a great weekend.
Glenda
Yummy!! That looks like a once a year treat, but I do think I will try it. I really enjoy House Beautiful, because of the way they interview the home owners and the designers. Sally