Fudgy Brownie Pie with Caramel Sauce

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 16

Ingredients

Crust

Filling

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks (from 11.5- or 12-oz bag)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Sauce

  • 1 bag (14 oz) caramels, unwrapped
  • 2/3 cup half-and-half

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
  • 2
    In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat; remove from heat. Stir in sugar, vanilla and eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa and salt until smooth. Stir in chocolate chunks and pecans. Spread evenly in pie crust.
  • 3
    Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Cool 1 hour.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and half-and-half over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth. Serve hot caramel sauce over each serving.

  • Short on time? Use caramel topping instead of making the sauce from scratch.
  • If you don't like pecans, feel free to leave them out.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
560
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
13g
65%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
230mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
70g
23%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
43g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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