Chocolaty southern pecan pie

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsKellogg's Cocoa Krispies; finely crushed
1⅓cupFlour
cupCold butter or margarine; cut into bits
2tablespoonsMilk; (up to 4)
1cupSemisweet chocolate chips
cupChopped pecans
cupFirmly packed light-brown sugar
cupLight corn syrup
3largesEggs
2tablespoonsButter or margarine; melted
1tablespoonVanilla extract

Directions

CRUST

FILLING

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Have ready a 9½ in. deep-dish pie plate.

Crust: Mix crushed cereal and flour in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture forms fine crumbs. Gradually stir in milk until mixture starts sticking together. Press over bottom and up sides of pie plate. Flute or crimp edges, if desired.

Filling: Sprinkle chocolate chips, then pecans over bottom of pie shell. In a large bowl, whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, butter and vanilla until well blended and smooth. Pour over chocolate chips and pecans. Bake 40 - 45 min. or until filling is set and golden brown. Cool on rack at least 30 min. before serving. Refrigerate any leftovers. serves 8. Per serving: 759 cal, 8 g pro, 83 g car, 47 g fat, 130 mg chol with butter, 83 mg chol with margaring, 318 mg sod. Exchanges: 2 ¾ starch, 2 2/4 other car, 9 fat.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 366 by Zhatchling <Zhatchling@...> on Dec 13, 1997