Posted on
Monday, October 13, 2014
10:29 AM
| By:
Lauren
Category: Desserts , Make Ahead , Make Your Own , Party Food , Potluck
If you've never known such drama associated with a pie, you probably have more of a life than I do. Yesterday was the Harvest Celebration at my church, which is a potluck dinner in which we celebrate God's blessings through the year and we also kick off our revival. I always think potlucks are a good time to try out new recipes, because you automatically have taste-testers, and if a dish turns out to be a flop, it doesn't ruin your meal because there's a whole slew of other dishes to be had.
After looking through different cookbooks, magazines, and my Pinterest dessert board, I decided to make this pie, because I had almost everything on hand that I needed to make it and it looked really easy. Plus, the name sounds like it would be a pretty safe bet.
Let me tell you, it was a solid success. It tastes like a slightly under baked chocolate chip cookie, thick, gooey, and just wonderful. I was so glad to have a new and proven success on my hands.
I ended up having just a little over half the pie left over, and this is where the tale of woe and shame starts. I baked my pie in my glass pie dish, and the dish slipped off the stack of dishes I was carrying and fell on the sidewalk, shattering the dish and landing the pie right side up. Woe. Woe.
Now for the shameful part: I tried to salvage the pie. I actually thought for a minute, "surely I can just pick the pie up and put it on a plate, right?" WRONG. Glass had shattered all through that pie, so I had to throw the whole thing away. I didn't cry, but I'm still shaking my head. I'm just keeping it real.
Either way, this pie is a great little dessert- think skillet cookie with a pie crust. YUM!
Chocolate Chip Pie
From Just Desserts by Paula Deen
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
Preheat your oven to 325. In a medium bowl, mix together flour and sugar. Add all other ingredients, stirring until moistened. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and bake 45-60 minutes, until set. The top will also be lightly browned.
Serve with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
Notes
- I used mini chocolate chips, because I liked the idea of smaller chips of chocolate scattered throughout.
- If you use a glass dish like I did, it's best to reduce the heat of the oven by 25 degrees Fahrenheit and extend the time a little, which allows for a better browning of the crust while not burning everything else.
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