FUDGE BROWNIE PIE

This is a great variation on brownies.  It's great warm with vanilla ice cream over it.  




FUDGE BROWNIE PIE

Ingredients

9 inch unbaked graham cracker or cookie pie crust

1 stick ( ½ cup) butter or margarine

3 – 1 oz squares unsweetened bakers chocolate

1 cup sugar

¼ cup dark corn syrup

¼ cup flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

¼ teaspoon salt

3 eggs, slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350 ^o f . 

Melt margarine and chocolate over low heat.  Remove from heat; stir in sugar, syrup, flour vanilla and salt.  Stir in eggs.

Pour into pie crust and place on cookie sheet.  Bake for 30 -35 minutes until filling puffs and the center is firm.  Cool.  Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Optional:  you can add ½ cup chopped nuts or 2 tablespoons instant coffee to the mixture.

PINTO FUDGE

How about fudge that’s also full of protein?  That is what today’s recipe is all about.  My DHB heard about this recipe a few years ago from his mother.  We tried it and it’s just as good as any fudge I've ever eaten!

PINTO FUDGE

Ingredients:

1 can (15.5 oz.) Pinto Beans – drained

1 cup cocoa

¾ cup butter or margarine – melted

1 tablespoon vanilla

7 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar

1 cup walnuts

Mash pinto beans in a microwaveable container.  Cover and microwave for 1 ½ minutes.  Add cocoa, butter and vanilla and stir.  Add sugar and stir.  Add walnuts and stir.

Pour into a greased 9 inch square pan and cover it.  Refrigerate immediately until completely cooled.  Cut into 1 inch squares and serve.