My best friend from high school was coming to our cabin for a guy's weekend and I thought I would make a pie to go along with all the Chicken Fried Steak, Junk Food and BBQ we were planning on fixin and eating for the 3 days.
It started out as my Mom's Buttermilk-Chess Pie (with a few chocolate chips thrown in) just because. Then, a late night idea, a bit bad planning, and a dash of gut instinct turned a layered concoction into something that made our eyes bug out on the first bite!
I didn't have all the ingredients, so I had to improvise. Our cabin near, Blue Ridge, GA, is 2o minutes from town and because of the late hour, I couldn't run to the store. I decided to hit the kitchen anyway. In addition to not having all the ingredients, I hit a few wrong buttons on the oven's "Timer." Instead of setting it to cook for 20 minutes and then go "ding," I set it to turn off after 20 minutes...needless to say, I forgot about the pie. With no buzz or ding to let me know it was done, it sat there cooking, then cooling for 2 plus hours!
So, here's the recipe...it really is amazing and one piece of this pie sent two country boys from West Texas into a sugar coma. You've been warned!
CHOCOLATE-CRACK PIE
(The name comes from how the top looks when you pull it out of the oven--you have to make this thing to really get that part)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
I used a prepared Pillsbury Pie Crust (the kind you unroll out of a box) and layed it into a 9 inch glass pie plate--no need to blind bake.
In mixing bowl combine the following ingredients:
4 Eggs
1 C Sugar
1/2 C Light Brown Sugar
1/2 C Butter, melted
Beat together until fluffy
Add 1/2 T good Vanilla
3/4 Cup Milk or Cream
1 T White Vinegar
2 T Flour
1/2 T Salt
Mix well
Sprinkle enough Milk Chocolate Chips on the bottom of the crust to just cover, disperse evenly...about 1/3 of Cup of Chips should do.
Pour filling over chips to fill pie shell. Place on baking sheet and put into oven, shut the door, and Bake for 15 minutes THEN TURN OFF THE OVEN and Leave it ALONE for 90 Minutes!!
Best eaten at room temp, but store it in the icebox.
Note: Let it set out for a few minutes before eating to take the chill off...ENJOY!
It started out as my Mom's Buttermilk-Chess Pie (with a few chocolate chips thrown in) just because. Then, a late night idea, a bit bad planning, and a dash of gut instinct turned a layered concoction into something that made our eyes bug out on the first bite!
I didn't have all the ingredients, so I had to improvise. Our cabin near, Blue Ridge, GA, is 2o minutes from town and because of the late hour, I couldn't run to the store. I decided to hit the kitchen anyway. In addition to not having all the ingredients, I hit a few wrong buttons on the oven's "Timer." Instead of setting it to cook for 20 minutes and then go "ding," I set it to turn off after 20 minutes...needless to say, I forgot about the pie. With no buzz or ding to let me know it was done, it sat there cooking, then cooling for 2 plus hours!
So, here's the recipe...it really is amazing and one piece of this pie sent two country boys from West Texas into a sugar coma. You've been warned!
CHOCOLATE-CRACK PIE
(The name comes from how the top looks when you pull it out of the oven--you have to make this thing to really get that part)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
I used a prepared Pillsbury Pie Crust (the kind you unroll out of a box) and layed it into a 9 inch glass pie plate--no need to blind bake.
In mixing bowl combine the following ingredients:
4 Eggs
1 C Sugar
1/2 C Light Brown Sugar
1/2 C Butter, melted
Beat together until fluffy
Add 1/2 T good Vanilla
3/4 Cup Milk or Cream
1 T White Vinegar
2 T Flour
1/2 T Salt
Mix well
Sprinkle enough Milk Chocolate Chips on the bottom of the crust to just cover, disperse evenly...about 1/3 of Cup of Chips should do.
Pour filling over chips to fill pie shell. Place on baking sheet and put into oven, shut the door, and Bake for 15 minutes THEN TURN OFF THE OVEN and Leave it ALONE for 90 Minutes!!
Best eaten at room temp, but store it in the icebox.
Note: Let it set out for a few minutes before eating to take the chill off...ENJOY!
