HOLIDAY CHOCOLATE-PECAN PIE

1 1/4 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels, melted
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
Garnishes: vanilla ice cream, fudge topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine chocolate crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter, mixing well. Press into bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-inch pie plate.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes.

Remove crust from oven and increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F.

Beat 1/2 cup softened butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and next 4 ingredients. Pour filling into prepared crust.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes; cool completely on a wire rack.

Garnish, if desired.