Chocolate: Butter Crunch Chocolate Pie

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Butter Crunch Chocolate Pie

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, or 1/2 cp shredded coconut

1 (4-ounce) package chocolate pudding and pie filling mix

3 egg whites, at room temperature

1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter

6 tablespoons granulated sugar

Mix the butter, brown sugar, flour and pecans in a bowl with your hands.� Spread in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.� Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.� Remove from the oven and stir to mix.� Press 2 cups of the mixture over the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

Prepare the chocolate pudding and pie filling mix using the package directions.� Pour into the prepared pie plate.� Beat the egg whites with the cream of tarter in a mixing bowl until foamy.� Beat in the granulated sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until the sugar is dissolved and glossy stiff peaks form.� Spread over the pie, sealing to the edge.� Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until the meringue is light brown,.� Let stand until cool.� Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mixture over the top.

Serves 6 to 8

Submitted By:

Hi:)� I’m Nikki Love-Salinas.� I live in South Carolina, USA.� I’m a wife and mother of 6.� I am the owner of Touched By Love Florist and a Diamond Designer with Home & Garden Party. nlove@carolinahgp.com

This recipe is from our brand new cookbook, Bless This Food.

If you try this recipe, feel free to post a comment letting us know how it went! Don’t forget to get your entry in! Contest ends Febryary 24th, Theme is CHOCOLATE and the prize is a $50 gift certificate from Intimate Encounters.

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