Healthy Chocolate Pecan Pie

i say peecan or puh-can. but i say jimmies! and i’m from new hampshire 🙂

i say to-mato and you say tomayto. I say pee-can you say puh-can. i say pumpkin you say punkin. All depends on where your from and how your parents said it, i guess. By the way this looks exactly like the chocolate pecan chess pie i made for thanksgiving. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-pecan-chess-pie-50400000117047/ Have a chocolate covered day, CCK!

I say pecan the same way too, I am going to have to try this pie since my family has a pecan tree here in texas.

That pie looks awesome! I’m going to give it a try this weekend, but I’m going to use Comfy Belly’s Cinnamon Cookie Pie Crust for double deliciousness! :))

http://comfybelly.com/2010/11/cinnamon-cookie-pie-crust/#.TtOvKLLNltk

I love this pie recipe- and wish I had seen it before Thanksgiving. I indulged too much in a chocolate pecan pie that was definitely NOT as healthy as this. I made a pumpkin pie using silken tofu that was AWESOME.
Oh- and I picked up some of the almond/coconut milk over the weekend… I think I’m in love…

That looks delish! I love pecan pie and this is an actual healthy version!

Definitely puh-cawn. All the way.

I’ve always said “jimmies.” That’s how we roll in Rhode Island! 🙂

Omigosh this looks so delicious!! I love pecan (I pronounce it puh-cannn) pie and the addition of chocolate sounds even better!! YUM!

Yay! A tofu infused pecan pie!!!! I may try it with peanuts since its very hard to find pecans here! I pronounce pecan as peh-cahn… totally my own guess. 🙂

Living in Massachusetts, I grew up with “jimmies”— chocolate or rainbow. I love PEE-CAN pie–this looks wonderful especially with chocolate!

I say pecan like: “Pee-KON”.
My Grandmommy says it: “Pee-KAHN”.
And I’ve only heard “jimmies” once: from a Brittish lady in a Brittish shop.
Almond Breeze is such a yummy company…. I’ve had their regular Almond milk before, but I have switched over to Silk’s almond milk when I use it. I find myself having Soymilk more often than almond milk (I do use it in baking, though).

I pronounce it pe-cahn, but when I lived in SC for college, every thought I sounded like an idiot, they all pronounce it pecan, like toucan.

Sounds delicious! I bet the tofu gives it a bit of a cheesecakey texture. And I definitely say pee-can. I also say jimmies, but only when referring to chocolate. The rainbow are sprinkles!

I saw “peecahn.”

And ohmygoodness!!! A coconut almond milk? I’ve got to try that!

It’s funny because I actually change the way I say it depending on the situation for some reason. I usually say pee-can pie, but by themselves I tend to say pee-cahns. Why? I have no idea.

Sprinkles – FTW! 🙂

pea-CAUGHN is how I say it.

When I lived in NC and SC, they said it PEEE-can

I love reading how people say it…great question. And great recipe!!

Tofu in pecan pie..I never would have thought of that! Sadly, I try to avoid soy..is there any other substitute??

Yes Katie! I love this. I have only one pecan pie reccipe and it is not very healthy! So I now have this for maybe a Christmas Pie. 🙂

Thanks Doll!

i say pee-caun!

I can’t wait to try the new almond milk variations-have you tried em yet?

i’m a jimmies and PEA cahn girl from jersey…
looks good, but i’m not supposed to have that much unfermented soy. 🙁

That looks SO good!!!!! 😀

I have lived in AZ my whole life and we always have said peh-caun. BUT when I am hankerin for it a say PEA-CAN all Exaggerated like! Wish I had found this before Thanksgiving. Guess I’ll make it now. I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE! We eat stuff from here almost daily!

Oh. My. Gosh.
I made this for V-Day tomorrow, but I just ate 1/4 of it straight from the oven :/
Kind of defeats its healthiness, but it’s *almost* a holiday 🙂
The remains are currently chilling in the fridge, and I can’t promise I won’t be going back for another cold piece in a few hours! What an amazing recipe! Thanks!

Katie, I LOVE almond milk, I think it is way healthier, and dairy milk makes me sick. I used to always get Almond breeze unsweetened vanilla, 40 calories. THEN I discovered Trader Joes unsweetened vanilla for 40 cals. OH my gosh, so delicious you need to try it!

The name “Jimmies” came from the Jimmy Fund, for cancer research in the Boston area, now the Dana Farber, it’s kind of a regional thing. I LOVE the chocolate jimmies. Recipe looks great, thanks for sharing.

Hi Katie. I just found your blog recently & love your recipes! Is there a way to make the choclate pecan pie soy-free? I’ve been vegan for over twenty years & just recently became soy-intolerant. Thanks!

I subbed the pecans for walnuts, and I didn’t have silken-firm,only silken tofu and the batter was really,really runny,like water consistency.
Did your batter turn out like that? Will the pie get firmer in the oven or if it sits?

i say jimmies 🙂

I am a New Englander, therefore I say Jimmies!

Any tips for a gluten-free, no/low sugar crust option- recipe or store-bought?

I would really like to make this for Thanksgiving, but had a question: I really like bourbon flavor in my pecan pie. Do you think I could add some bourbon to this and it would still come out right?

I just keep making this whenever I entertain and it’s a huge hit (even for people who eat regular pecan pie with all the sugar and syrup that is in it.) I only used 1/3 c. maple syrup and it is sweet enough for me.

I would suggest omitting the molasses – it has quite a noticeable taste. Other than that, this pie was delicious!

Jimmies are the chocolate sprinkles. Been calling them that for
60+ yrs. 🙂

I was really excited about this recipe because I have a daughter with type 1 and a dad with type 2 and if I can make a lowered carb pecan pie, I’d be their best friend 🙂 I think I completely screwed it up somehow, though. I wasn’t thinking about the fact that the pecans wouldn’t be able to float to the top through the tofu, and I didn’t put any on top, so it looked a little funky. Of course, I kinda burned it (clearly, it was not a good baking night for me), so that didn’t help. Anyway, I made it without the chocolate chips, which I’m now thinking would have added some needed sweetness? I do, unfortunately, have a sweet tooth. But mostly, what I”m wondering is: when you make your pie, do you use toasted pecans? The pecans in the filling tasted raw. I actually don’t like pecans on their own much, but I love pecan pie. I’m thinking next time: prepared pie shell (I was trying to keep the carbs to a minimum, so tried to make a pecan crust. That was a MASSIVE fail on my part), toasted pecans in the filling, add the chocolate chips, and put most of the pecans on top. Maybe use a little maple syrup on the pecans on top to give some sweetness?

I LOVE your blog, and have been having so much fun trying different recipes. Your black bean brownies are now a staple for us; and I’m trying to get the fudge to work for me 🙂

I made this today for my husband’s birthday and everybody LOVED it! 🙂

My family and all the ice cream places we ever went to say ” jimmies” never sprinkles. We are from Philly. Of course, we also have soda, hoagies and tastycakes.

Hi!

This sounds amazing and I will try it for Thanksgiving! However, as a Type I diabetic I wanted to point out that dates may be low “sugar,” as in sucrose, but it is >80% fructose and glucose so not a great options for diabetics as it will still cause a huge blood sugar spike and shouldn’t be touted as sugar-free! Thanks for making these recipes!

Katie,

Have you tried this recipe without the cocoa powder? I’m also looking for a regular healthier pecan pie recipe. If you haven’t made it without cocoa powder, do you have any suggestions?

Thanks :o)

I must be the craziest New Englander, but I’m from Connecticut and my friends and I always said sprinkles. Jimmies was something that, “so-and-so’s uncle, and that one random ice cream shoppe,” called them, so while I’m familiar with the term, it wasn’t something I became aware of til my older kid years.

As far as pecan, that’s just what I feel like. I think pee-can sounds kind of gross, but it comes out sometimes since that’s what most people around me say (in New England and the Midwest). Puh-CAHN sounds too snobby and I’m not Southern so I can’t get away with the drawl in peh-CAWN, so I compromise by saying peh-CAN. Purely my own decision after weighing the options.

On to the pie: 1) How chocolatey is this with only 2 T. cocoa powder? Might I want more to really make it a chocolatey pie? 2) Does the tofu become less noticeable after it’s cooked? My only experience with silken tofu was a mayo recipe, and it was disgustingly chalky. I want to serve this to extended family so it needs to stand up to “regular” desserts!

Can the cocoa be left out to make it more of a traditional pecan pie?

Hi Katie,
I was wondering if soft tofu would also work for this recipe or do you think it would make it too flimsy? You are blending everything anyway so would it make a whole lot of difference? Thanks! Love the recipe can’t wait to make it!

Hi love the look of the pie,i’m in the uk and theres 2 flavours of agave,can i ask which one i should use please,theres light and mild, or rich and dark,or is it possible to use honey instead thanks
jason

Katie I love you. This is my favorite dessert to eat, can’t wait to try your version of the recipe!

This looks great I’ve never used silken tofu before but I think I just might give it a try.

I’ve just made 6 little individual ones (delicious, thank you! ) wondering if they freeze well?

I have this pie in the oven. How do I know when It’s done??

My Mom always taught me to say “puh-cahn”, explaining that a “pee-can” is something a truck driver keeps under his seat.

You might have just saved the holidays for me…thank you! My favorite pie, here, and being gluten and sugar intolerant I could no longer have it. Can’t wait to try this.

PS. The sprinkles and jimmies debate: I learned from an etymology documentary that jimmies was actually what they called CHOCOLATE sprinkles…but the exact root is up for debate, either having very racist overtones (the most common theory, but unproven) or named after its founder named Jimmy (but doubt exists about that “founder’s” actual name). Food for thought!

I say puh-KAWN. I made this pie and your ultimate fudge pie for Thanksgiving, both with your easy chocolate pie crust with cashews and coconut. So delicious! I linked to both pies in my thanksgiving roundup. https://yummyhealthyblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/healthy-thanksgiving-menu/

Pretty tasty, but definitely better after hardening a bit in the fridge – I wasn’t a big fan of the gooey straight-out-of-the-oven taste or texture. As for “pecan,” I believe I pronounce it /p^kan/ – it always irked me as a child when people would pronounce it /pikaen/, but I’ve gotten more accepting over the years!

I wish you’d stop suggesting agave in your “healthy” recipes. It is NOT a healthier alternative to sugar or corn syrup! It’s very heavily processed and has a higher fructose level than HFCS.

Hi Katie! Have you made this pie ahead of time and tried freezing it? I have to travel the day before Thanksgiving and won’t have time to make it the day of!

I know this goes against the whole philosophy of this site, but has anyone tried this without the cocoa powder? Or is it required for texture purposes?

I basically completely changed this recipe. I always swap molasses for treacle so that’s what I did. I changed quantities in the recipe and added lots of brandy and extra pecans. I also put oats instead of flax seed and I used peanut butter. also added dates and winter spices too. thankyou katie for the inspiration xxx

I only found “firm tofu” instead of “silken tofu”, is there any way to turn “firm” into “silken”? Maybe adding water? It’s my first time ever buying and using tofu.

I’m not that much of a pie person, but with my wheat allergy, I can’t have most. It’s pecan pie I miss! My favorites ever were a chocolate pecan pie and a sweet potato pecan pie. I’ll try this one–will figure out the crust situation–and then hope you commont with thouhts about how to perfect a sweet potato base for one 🙂

Hello! This pecan pie looks delicious! I am thinking of making this for Thanksgiving but I have a silly question. I don’t eat tofu so is there anything special that needs to be done (like pressing it?). Or can I just open up the package and add it with all the other ingredients? I am hoping for a quick answer, if possible!!
Thank you so much!