RECIPE: Kentucky Derby chocolate walnut pie

Try this chocolate walnut pie recipe next time you're craving something sweet.

Pie Crust

Ingredients

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening, such as Crisco
1/2 cup ice water

Directions

Place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade Pulse a few times to mix Add ice water Pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes

Pie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1/2 cup butter (melted)
2 tablespoons Kentucky bourbon
1 cup walnuts (chopped)
1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt

Directions:

Combine the flour and sugar. Add salt, melted butter and eggs. Mix to combine. Stir in the vanilla extract, bourbon, walnuts and chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the unbaked pie crust. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the filling is set.

Whipped Cream

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon bourbon
1 tablespoon sugar

Directions:

Whisk the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add the bourbon and sugar and continue whisking until the cream holds slightly stiff peaks when the whisk is removed from the bowl. Refrigerate and serve cold.