Southern Belle Chocolate Praline Pecan Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Melt the butter and set aside.
Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl.
Sift the brown sugar into the eggs (yes, sift) and mix well.
Add the remaining ingredients except for the pecan halves and mix thoroughly.
NOTE: If you don't want to add the 2 Tablespoons of alcohol, then increase the vanilla extract amount to 1 Tablespoon.
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.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 35 minutes.