Chilled Fudge Pie Food

MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Position oven rack 1/3 up from the bottom of oven; preheat to 350°.
• Add butter and chocolate to the top of a double boiler over warm water on low heat.
• Cover until partially melted, then uncover and stir until completely melted and smooth.
• Remove the top of the double boiler and set aside, uncovered, to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat (use electric mixer) the eggs well.
• Except for the chocolate/butter mixture, add all the remaining ingredients; beat well.
• Then beat in the chocolate and butter mixture.
• Turn into the prepared, partially baked crust; the filling will come almost to the top of the crust.
• Handle very carefully and place in the oven.
• Bake for 50 minutes; do not bake any longer even if the filling appears soft.
• Turn oven heat off; prop the oven door partially open, and let the pie stand in the oven until it is completely cool (the filling will puff up during baking and then will settle down to a thin layer that will crack while cooling).
• Refrigerate for several hours.
• Whipped cream: in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, whip the cream with the remaining ingredients until it will just hold a shape.
• Shortly before serving spread the cream in a thick layer over the top of the pie.

OLD-FASHIONED FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Melt butter in large, microwave safe bowl. Add sugar to melted butter and use a hand mixer or whisk to combine until sugar is mostly dissolved. Add additional ingredients and beat or whisk until well blended.
• Pour into pie crust and bake 35-40 minutes, or until center is set and toothpick has gooey wet crumbs. Make sure you don't overbake.

FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chocolate and butter in a 4 cup Pyrex measure or microwave-safe bowl. Place in microwave and heat on high, for 1 minute, stir, and heat for 30 seconds more. Let sit for a minute or so and stir until chocolate dissolves completely.
• Add sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir until well combined.
• Pour into lightly oiled 9 inch pie pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool for as long as you can wait. If you can't wait, vanilla ice cream helps cool a slice of pie on your plate.

TRICIA'S FANTASTIC FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine eggs, melted butter or margarine, and sugar. Stir in vanilla extract. Set mixture aside.
• In a separate bowl mix together flour and cocoa powder. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Fold in chocolate chips if desired. Pour into pastry shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

FUDGY FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter; add flour, cocoa and sugar.
• Beat eggs with fork and mix with cocoa mixture.
• Pour into greased 10-inch pie plate.
• Bake about 30 minutes at 375 degrees or until crust begins to form on top.

FROZEN COFFEE-FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• TO PREPARE THE CRUST: Combine first 3 ingredients, and toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350F for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Place crust in freezer.
• TO PREPARE FILLING: Place a large bowl in freezer. Combine coffee granules and boiling water in a small bowl; stir until coffee dissolves. Add 3 tablespoons fudge toppng; stir well. Set asside.
• Spoon ice cream into chilled bowl, and stir in fudge topping mixture. Spoon ice cream mixture into chilled crust; freeze 30 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze 4 hours or until set. Place pie in refrigerator 20 minutes before serving to soften. Serve pie with 9-tablespoons fudge topping, and garnish with coffee beans, if desired.