Good morning everyone on this rain-fresh, North Florida morning. The birds are singing, loudly this morning so I know that they are happy! I wish the very same for you this day. Happiness and singing.
This is a brownie cheesecake pie that I made. It looks like blueberry pie, but that is all chocolate brownie that you see, with my attempt at decorating swirls across the top.
This pie does take time to prepare and it will feed a Family reunion with just a sliver of a slice, as it is so very rich and chocolatey. It ranks right up there with tiramisu in the Olive Garden.
Ok, here is the recipe.
Pretzel Crust 4 c pretzels
1/3 c sugar and 1/2 cup of melted and unsalted butter.
Put these ingredients into a food processor and crush thoroughly. Butter a glass deep-dish pie pan and mash the crust mixture into the pan.
Bake the crust at 350 degrees for 10 minutes (only).
Brownie recipe part
4 large eggs and 1 1/2 c sugar and 1 c unsalted butter at room temp. Whip it up in the mixing bowl. Add 3 tsp of vanilla extract.
1 1/2 c self-rising flour with 10 TBSP cocoa powder. Hand whisk together in a medium bowl. Add 1 tsp of salt.
Time to add in the flour mixture and have chocolate flying around in the air. Just add a little at a time and do the best that you can on a lower speed of the mixer.
Spoon this luscious brownie batter into the pie crust and set it aside for a few minutes.
Cheese-cake like topping recipe
8 oz softened cream cheese
1 c of powdered sugar (sifted).
Milk by the spoon, until this, is spreadable. Not too thin! But not too thick or it will not spread over the brownie mixture!
Beat all this together in the mixing bowl.
Place the pie on a large pizza pan as it will flow over the sides( if you use 2 eggs). Pour the cheesecake-like mixture over the top of the brownie batter.
Attempt to create swirls and drag-thru lines.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees and then turn off the oven and let sit in the oven with the door ajar for 30 minutes so it won’t crack. But as you see, it looks cracked anyway with the swirl attempt.
This pie is chocolate heaven! But it is so very rich, that I am not kidding, you will need a ton of people to share this pie with!
Caution, cut in thin slices!
Hope that you will try this recipe and share it with lots of good friends or family or even better yet, a homeless shelter so that they could have a chocolate experience that might bring them some joy.
So, I give you flowers for an apology!
Thank you for stopping by today! I will post another item on Saturday.
Connie B. #CONNIEBRECIPESWISDOMFORPENNOES