A sweet marriage of brownies and pie!
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I found this recipe on "Lifestyle of a Foodie", now, does that sound like me or what? LOL!
This rich, decadent pie is a chocoholic's dream pie! It combines the best of a fudgy brownie with a flakey crust and creates a dream pie for both brownie and pie lovers, of which I am both.
This could become one of your favorite holiday pies too. It's that good! I mean, look at that picture...how would anyone resist trying this one out? Not me!
Ingredients:
1 pie dough, homemade or store-bought
Filling:
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
Instructions:
Prepare and par-bake crust. Preheat oven to 375'F. Roll out pie crust and fit into an 9" pie plate. Crimp or trim the edges as desired.
Prick bottom of crust with a fork all around, including sides. Line with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. (I find poking the dough all over, including sides works fine.)
Bake for about about 15 minutes until the edges start turning slightly golden brown.
Remove weights and parchment and bake another 5-7 minutes, or until the bottom is also slightly golden. Remove and cool.
Filling:
Reduce oven temperature to 350'F.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the melted butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined. Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract until a thick batter forms.
Gently fold in the flour, cocoa powder and salt, then mix in the chocolate chips just until blended. (Do not overmix!)
Pour the brownie filling into the par-baked crust, smoothing the top.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the top is set and center still looks slightly soft. A toothpick should come out with moist crumbs when inserted in the center. It's okay to underbake a little, it will continue to set while cooling.
Let pie cool for 20 minutes, allowing it to set further.
Slice and serve. This pie tastes great, served warm and a scoop of vanilla ice cream would be a nice touch!
A Tip from Grammy:
-Prepare the pie crust ahead of time and chill in fridge up to 5 days, wrapped.
-If using pie weights or dried beans, make sure they are evenly distributed.
-Pie will keep at room temperature up to 2 days, or up to 5 days if refrigerated.
-While baking, if pie crust edges are getting to dark, make a cover of aluminum foil (like a ring) and place around the edges.
Be encouraged!
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. -Matthew 5:7