Chocolate Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 1 9” pie crust (uncooked; a pre-prepared pie shell is fine)
• 2 and 1/2 cups (250g) shelled pecans (plus extra pecans, roughly chopped, for topping, if desired)
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate drops
• 3 large eggs (at room temperature)
• 1 cup dark corn syrup (light corn syrup is fine)
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar (or light brown)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 -1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon