Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

"Keep your fork, Duke, there's pie."

By now you have probably realized that I am horrible about taking pictures while I am attempting something from Pinterest.  Well, there are two reasons for that.  Firstly, usually the link I include has several pictures of the steps, so why repeat what I've already included.  Secondly, I am not coordinated enough to stop what I'm doing, mid-project to take a picture.  And thirdly, I'm not a great photographer.  I don't have the patience to set up something for the best picture.  So accept the fact that I will at the very least take an end photo picture and be happy with that.

So tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  I have designated myself to be the baker of desserts for this holiday.  I feel strongly that they should be homemade and not bought in the frozen food section of Costco.  That's the way I was raised and I am not going to apologize for that.  Last year, I made an amazing Candy and Caramel Apple Pie.  It's a little bit cheesecake, a little bit apple pie, and a whole LOT of delicious!!!!!  The recipe is from Doughmesstic and can be found here: Candy & Caramel Apple Pie

My AWESOME cousin-in-law actually requested it for a repeat this year, and so I did.  (Now of course you need to disregard what I said above about an end photo, because I thought I took one and posted it last year, so of course I didn't pull out the camera earlier, and now it is all packed away for the trip tomorrow.  So just deal with it.  Besides, it doesn't look as delicious as the one from the website.)

But why stop with one pie?  Desserts are the fun part of Thanksgiving dinner.  So that was pie number one.  Then I decided to try a pecan pie.  I've never been a huge fan of pecan pie.  We don't eat it as much up north as they seem to down here in the south.  And it's just WAY too sweet for my taste.  But I thought I would give it a go.  And I found this recipe for a delicious sounding chocolate bourbon pecan pie!  C'mon, if it's got chocolate in it, I am game.  And of course it's from the wonderful Pioneer Woman.  Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

Then of course I tried to get all fancy with the pie crust after pinning the following link from Buzzfeed. Fancy Pie Crusts

(I probably could have made it a bit bigger as you can see in the top photo that it kind of fell inside the bottom crust at one spot.  But nevermind because it was delicious!)

Now I hear you all saying, "But wait!  Where is the pumpkin pie!"  Chillax people!  I'm getting to that part.  So we have two pies.  And honestly, the best part of pumpkin pie is the filling.  So why not just make a Pumpkin Trifle found by my baking addiction.Honestly, the best part about these is going to be the Biscoff cookie crumbles for the crust.  Yum!

Honestly, the best part about these is going to be the Biscoff cookie crumbles for the crust.  Yum!

(From my board "Eat Dessert First")