Tar Heel Brownie Pie
Equipment
- 1 set pie weights
- 1 pie pan
Ingredients
- 1 single pie crust
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butter (melted and hot)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Fit pie crust into pie pan and flute edges; line with parchment and pastry weights or dried beans; par-bake the crust 15 minutes then allow to cool.
- Place chocolate chips in a heatproof mixing bowl. Melt butter and pour over the chocolate chips while very hot.
- Whisk chips until melted.
- Add remaining ingredients except pecans and mix until smooth.
- Fold pecans into mixture and then spread into the pie crust.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until mostly set.
- Allow to cool completely. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Calories: 443kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 7gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 270mgPotassium: 318mgFiber: 5gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 103IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 4mg
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