Brownie Ice Cream Pie Food

PECAN PIE BROWNIES

Steps:

• For the brownie layer: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-9-inch baking pan with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 sides. Spray the parchment with nonstick cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the eggs, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt, baking powder and espresso powder, if using. Beat on medium-low speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the sugar and stir until mostly dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the melted butter mixture to the bowl and mix on medium-low speed until the batter is smooth and shiny, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and carefully add the flour and chocolate chips, mixing until the flour is fully incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the brownie layer is cooked through, 32 to 34 minutes.
• For the pecan layer: While the brownie layer is baking, whisk together the brown sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, vanilla, salt, eggs and bourbon, if using, in a medium bowl until well combined and the sugar is dissolved. Add the pecans and stir until the nuts are completely coated.
• Gently pour the pecan mixture over the baked brownie, using a spoon or small offset spatula to carefully spread all the way to the edges. Bake until the pecan pie layer is golden, set and no longer jiggly, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely, about 3 hours, before slicing into 9 squares.

ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the graham crackers in a large plastic zipper bag and seal it. Smash the crackers with a rolling pin until they're crushed into fine crumbs. (Or you can use a food processor!) Move the crumbs to a large bowl, then pour in the melted butter and stir them to combine. Press the crumbs into a pie plate slowly packing them so they're firm. Bake the crust for 5 minutes, then let it cool completely.
• Make the filling: In a large bowl, stir the ice cream until it's smooth but still firm and somewhat frozen. Add the pecans and candies and stir until it's all combined.
• Pour the mixture into the cooled crust and smooth the surface, then cover the pie and place it in the freezer to harden, 2 to 3 hours minimum. (Psst: Make it up to a week in advance! It keeps well in the freezer if it's covered tightly.)
• Use a warm knife to cut neat slices, then drizzle with your favorite jarred caramel or hot fudge sauce.
• Change Things Up!
• Make a chocolate mint version: Use mint chocolate chip ice cream and mix in chopped peppermint patties. Pour it into a chocolate cookie crust.
• Use any combination of ice cream flavor and candy/nut you'd like!

ICE CREAM FILLED BROWNIE MUD PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease two 9 inch pie pans.
• In a large bowl, combine all the crust ingredients; beat 50 strokes with spoon.
• Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool.
• When brownie layer is cooled; spread 1/3 c ice cream topping on each brownie crust. Sprinkle 1/4 c nuts between the two pies.
• Overlap large spoonfuls of ice cream to fill pie. Cover and freeze.
• In a small saucepan, heat remaining ice cream topping for 1 minute. Drizzle over ice cream. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Cover. Freeze. Let sit at room temp for 5 minutes before serving with a warmed knife.

FROZEN BROWNIE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk, chocolate chips and 1/2 cup granulated sugar to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and the vanilla.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat eggs, 1/4 cup butter and the chocolate with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the Bisquick mix until well blended; beat on medium speed 1 minute or until smooth. Pour into pie plate. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until edge appears dry and top is cracked. Cool completely in pie plate on cooling rack, about 1 hour (center will sink).
• Spread 1 1/2 cups fudge sauce over pie. Spoon ice cream onto pie, mounding and packing firmly. Freeze at least 4 hours until firm. Heat remaining fudge sauce; serve with pie. Store pie in freezer.

HOMEMADE BROWNIE PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs. Add sugar, butter and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; add to bowl and beat until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Spread into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° (325° if using a glass pie plate) for 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool completely before cutting. If desired, top individual slices with ice cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup.