Walnut Brownie Pie Food

BROWNIE-WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Transfer pie to pie plate, trim crust to 1/2 inch beyond the pie plate. Fold under extra pastry, crimp edges, set aside.
• For filling: in heavy saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool for 20 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, flour, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate mixture and nuts. Pour into pastry crust.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack and cool for 1 hour before cutting.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool 5 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on high speed 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour just until blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in walnuts. Spread in frozen pie crust.
• Bake 37 to 42 minutes or until toothpick inserted halfway between center and edge of pan comes out almost clean. Cool in pan on wire rack, at least 2 hours. Cut into wedges. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

BROWNIE CARAMEL WALNUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Brush 2 tbsp of melted butter onto pie crust, moistening crust.
• Sprinkle nuts into pie shell.
• In a bowl, melt caramels with 2/3 cup condensed milk in microwave on high one 1 minute increments, stirring after each as to not to burn until fully melted.
• Pour caramel sauce over walnuts, completely covering.
• In bowl, combine egg,remaining butter and remaining condensed milk; mix well.
• Melt chocolate chips in microwave on High on 1 minute increments, stirring each time until fully melted and slighlty cool.
• Stir in chocolate into dairy mixture very throughly.
• Pour mixture over caramel layer.
• Bake 35 minutes or until center is set(dip tester into brownie layer and only a few moist crumbs should cling to tester).
• Cool.
• Serve warm
• Footnotes.
• *can sub any nut. **can sub for shortbread pie crust *** Slightly cool melted chocolate for about 1 minute, so when adding to mixture, you do not "cook" the egg in the mixture!

CARAMEL APPLE WALNUT BROWNIE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with baking spray. Set aside.
• 2. In large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until and fluffy.
• 3. Add melted chocolate and eggs, beat until incorporated.
• 4. Add in flour and salt. Slowly add in milk and vanilla,. Beat incorporating into mixture.
• 5. With a wooden spoon, fold in thinly sliced apple, 1/3 cup caramel topping, and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
• 6. Pour mixture into prepared pie plate. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until when a toothpick inserted in pie comes out clean. Cool slightly.
• 7. For topping: Arrange slices of small apple on top of pie, fanning out, and sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped walnuts over top. Pour 1/3 cup caramel topping over apple slices and top of pie.