Sunday, June 17, 2012

Two Celebrations

Happy Father's Day DAD and Happy Birthday NICK (20 years)! Very rarely do these fall on the same year, but this year it did! 


For dessert I found a recipe from Plain Chicken, a blog that I follow. I actually saw this online a few months ago and knew I had to make it for dad. His favorite dessert is Pecan Pie, so to spice it up I made Chocolate Cheesecake Pecan Pie!


Ingredients:
1 pie crust
1 (8-oz.) package milk chocoalte cream cheese, softened 
4 large eggs, divided 
6 Tbsp sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided 
1/4 teaspoon salt 
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans 
1 cup light corn syrup 



Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Put the pie crust in a deep dish pie pan. Beat cream cheese, 1 egg, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture into piecrust; sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans. Whisk together corn syrup and remaining 3 eggs, 4 Tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp. vanilla; pour mixture over pecans. 
Place pie on a baking sheet. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until pie is set. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour or until completely cool. Refrigerate after leftovers. 

Adapted from HERE.


Ingredients 

Happy 20th Birthday Nick!
I wonder what his wish was?
Dad opening his gift

Would you like a piece?
Half gone, must mean it was good!

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