According to MyRecipes, Gaines adds ancho chili powder to her pecan pie to give it a little cha-cha to counter the sweetness of this pie. Ancho chilis, per blog Isabel Eats, are dried poblano peppers. Their heat is considered mild, but their flavor is sweet and smoky. Gaines admits that by mixing things up and adding this peppery ingredient, she isn't trying to cause a food fight with those who live and breathe the traditional version of this pie. But she also notes that ancho chili powder gives pecan pie whole new energy.
Per the Baltimore Sun, chilis work well with sweets like chocolate because while chilis pack a bit of heat, they also have sweet undertones to counterbalance spiciness. But don't grab for any kind of chili powder just yet. 12 Tomatoes cautions against regular chili powder because it is often mixed with other spices and seasonings that might not mesh with the flavors of a sweet pecan pie. Ancho chili powder, however, is sure to be a pecan pie game changer, elevating your dish to a whole new level, along with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, of course.
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