Kentucky Derby Cookie Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream – pie crust filled with butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, pecans, and chocolate chips. Top with a dollop of homemade bourbon whipped cream. This is ridiculously good! Everyone raves about it!! A must for your Kentucky Derby Party!
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This is a big weekend. We have Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby. I view both as a great excuse to celebrate. Am I right?! I am not a horse racing fan, but we always watch the Kentucky Derby. I feel the best way to watch the race is with a Mint Julep in one hand and a slice of this pie in the other. This pie is a cross between a chocolate chip cookie and pecan pie. It is great slightly warm with a big dollop of bourbon whipped cream.
How to Make Kentucky Derby Pie
This dessert is very easy to make. Melt butter, and cool for about 5 minutes. Combine flour and sugar. Whisk in melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in chopped pecans. Sprinkle chocolate chips on the bottom of the pie crust. Pour pecan mixture over chocolate chips and bake. Top the pie with a quick bourbon whipped cream.
- This pie uses a regular frozen pie crust NOT a deep dish pie crust.
- Can substitute a graham cracker crust for the pastry pie crust.
- You can omit the bourbon in the whipped cream if you prefer.
- Can substitute walnuts for the chopped pecans in the pie.
- The pie will keep up to 5 days tightly wrapped at room temperature.
- Can Kentucky Derby Pie be frozen? Yes! Bake the pie and cool completely. Wrap the pie in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag and freeze. The pie will keep up to 3 months in the freezer.
Easy Dessert for a Crowd
This pie is super easy to make and tastes great. It is great for potluck, cookouts, and your upcoming Derby Day parties! Give this a try the next time you need a quick and delicious dessert. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
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Kentucky Derby Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream
Equipment:
Ingredients:
Pie
- 1 (9-inch) regular frozen pie crust, not deep dish
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Bourbon Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp Maker’s Mark Bourbon
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- Melt butter, and cool for about 5 minutes. Combine flour and sugar. Whisk in melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Stir in nuts.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips on the bottom of the pie crust. Pour pecan mixture over chocolate chips.
- Bake for 1 hour. Serve with Bourbon Whipped Cream.
- To make the cream, Whip together heavy cream, powdered sugar and bourbon. (I chill my mixing bowl in the freezer for 5-10 minutes before adding the cream and sugar). Whip at high speed for 1-2 minutes.
Notes:
- This pie uses a regular frozen pie crust NOT a deep dish pie crust.
- Can substitute a graham cracker crust for the pastry pie crust.
- You can omit the bourbon in the whipped cream if you prefer.
- Can substitute walnuts for the chopped pecans in the pie.
- The pie will keep up to 5 days tightly wrapped at room temperature.
- Can Kentucky Derby Pie be frozen? Yes! Bake the pie and cool completely. Wrap the pie in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag and freeze. The pie will keep up to 3 months in the freezer.
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Is there a way to adjust recipe for deep dish pie crust? That’s all my grocery store had. Thanks for a speedy answer.
I’m sure there is, but without further recipe testing, I can not give you the measurements.
Should I bake the store bought crust before filling it? Or just fill it uncooked, cold?
I use it uncooked
I made this pie using six small individual paper tart pans without a bottom pie crust. I used non-stick spray. I also added a few tablespoons of Makers’ Mark. Turned out great. I’m up at approx 6,500 elevation and I did not adjust the recipe but for the MM. I baked them for 40 minutes. Will be making this again!
Do you just put the ingredients in the frozen pie crust or should you thaw or bake it first?
I just used the crust frozen. It thaws out quickly.
Just so you don't get in trouble change the name to Kentucky Racy Day Pie. It sure looks rich, yummy and too good to be eaten.
Just made the pie last night, it was a very rich and sweet pie. I loved it. My husband is not really crazy about chocolate, but he said it was good.
Super easy to make. I plan to share it with my friends this week.
I made these this past week as mini pies and they were fantastic!
Do you remember how long you cooked the mini pies? I am making tart sized pies and am not sure how long to cook them for.
Should I use All purpose flour?
yes
YUM! I'm definitely trying this pie this weekend!
Duh-didn't read down far enough-sorry.
Where's the recipe?
Nann – there is no second crust on top – it just bakes up that way. Enjoy!
Oops!…Just now saw the question and answer above in another comment. Guess I'd better read all the other comments first.
Question….Do you top the pie with another crust or does it just bake up that way? By the picture it looks like it has a top crust.
Ditto to what Emily said. I live in Louisville and Kern's Kitchen (the people who own the rights to the name and the pie) goes after anyone who tries to use it. Be careful! It is a delicious put though! Happy Derby–we have been partying for two weeks already here in the Derby city! 🙂
Ditto to what Emily said. I live in Louisville and Kern's Kitchen (the people who own the rights to the name and the pie) goes after anyone who tries to use it. Be careful! It is a delicious put though! Happy Derby–we have been partying for two weeks already here in the Derby city! 🙂
Laura – there is no top crust – that is just how the filling bakes up. Enjoy!
Looks like there is crust on top as well, do you cover it with crust?
That derby pie looks so good. Happy Cinco de Mayo to you and enjoy the derby.
FYI I have a KY derby pie recipe on my blog and was contacted by WordPress that the lawyers for the restaurant owning the rights to the pie name/recipe were threatening litigation if I didn't stop calling it derby pie. Just a heads up they will eventually contact you!!
My husband's two fav desserts rolled into one ! I will try it this wkend!