Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F. Stir together sugar, butter, flour, cocoa, corn syrup, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Add eggs and whip until everything is blending nicely. Add chopped pecans, mix, and pour into pie shell.

Step 2

Bake at 350°F for 35 -40 minutes. You may find that the filling seems uncooked, but I assure you it is! It thickens as it cools on a wire rack!

Step 3

Bring the sugar, lemon juice and water to boil in a saucepan. Be sure not to stir the mixture, just swirl the pot from time to time. Watch for the sugar to change colour to a nice brown. , for 8 minutes or until dark amber. Remove from heat and add cream and butter. Continuously stir the mixture until boiling stops and all ingredients are mixed. Stir in table salt.

Step 4

Arrange pecan halves on top of the chocolate filling. I layered them in a single layer in a concentric circle style. Top the pecans with the caramel mixture. Let the pie cool for 15-30 minutes before sprinkling the sea salt on top. The caramel mixture will thicken and keep the pecans in place. ENJOY