It's February and that means it's Chocolate Month!
First up is a chocolate fudge pie that's really hard to believe it recipe came from a Cooking Light recipe. It's so chocolaty and rich; the filling reminded me of Ina Garten's brownie tart.... a somewhat gooey, somewhat set chocolate brownie.
You could bake this pie in any kind of shell. The recipe calls for a traditional pie crust, but I think any kind from graham cracker to chocolate cookie crust would be perfect. Someday my pie crust crimping skills will be decent, but until that day, well, this is what we get. =)
To keep from having a whole pie sitting around calling my name, I halved the recipe and baked it in a mini pie dish. You could easily make mini-tarts from it too. The recipe suggests dusting the top with cocoa powder. I chose to top mine with chocolate shavings, but I bet fresh raspberries would be awesome.
Chocolate Fudge Pie
from Cooking Light
serves 10
* 1 9-inch pie crust (I used the crust from this recipe)
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
* 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup 2% milk
* 1/3 cup light corn syrup
* 1 tablespoon butter, melted
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs
* 2 large egg whites
* 1 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
* 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa (optional)
Preheat oven to 350°.
Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under; flute. Place pie plate in freezer until ready to use.
Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, and flour in a large bowl. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through egg whites); stir with a whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to brown sugar mixture; stir until combined.
Pour mixture into crust. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until just set. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature. Cover; chill at least 4 hours. Spread whipped topping evenly over filling; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cocoa, if desired.
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 272 (28% from fat)
Fat: 8.6g (sat 4g,mono 2.7g,poly 1.4g)
Protein: 4.3g
Carbohydrate: 46.5g
Fiber: 1.5g
Cholesterol: 51mg
Iron: 1.2mg
Sodium: 150mg
Calcium: 53mg
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5 comments:
Your new kitchen looks beautiful! And I think you picked a great dessert to christen the new kitchen. Your chocolate fudge pie looks divine. Could I have a slice now please?
Heaven. I'm in Heaven! That fudge pie looks so good. Do you want to come christen my kitchen, then my lounge and bathroom?
Love the new kitchen!! The pie is fabulous!
Thanks everyone!! =)
Ooo, that looks good & for the most part I don't even like chocolate. I agree great pie to break in the new kitchen! And it's a "light" recipe!
~ingrid
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