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Chocolate Fudge Pie

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Chocolate Fudge Pie
Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
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This is a great make-ahead dessert as it needs to chill at least 4 hours.

Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients

  • 1/2  (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
  • 1  cup  packed brown sugar
  • 1/2  cup  unsweetened cocoa
  • 1  tablespoon  all-purpose flour
  • 3/4  cup  2% reduced-fat milk
  • 1/3  cup  light-colored corn syrup
  • 1  tablespoon  butter, melted
  • 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
  • 2  large eggs
  • 2  large egg whites
  • 1  cup  frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
  • 1/2  teaspoon  unsweetened cocoa (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold edges under; flute. Place pie plate in freezer until ready to use.

Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, and flour in a large bowl. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through egg whites); stir with a whisk until well blended. Add milk mixture to brown sugar mixture; stir until combined.

Pour mixture into crust. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until just set. Cool on a wire rack to room temperature. Cover; chill at least 4 hours. Spread whipped topping evenly over filling; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cocoa, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
272 (28% from fat)
Fat:
8.6g (sat 4g,mono 2.7g,poly 1.4g)
Protein:
4.3g
Carbohydrate:
46.5g
Fiber:
1.5g
Cholesterol:
51mg
Iron:
1.2mg
Sodium:
150mg
Calcium:
53mg
Cooking Light, JANUARY 2003

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
Gwen
This is one of the easiest and best dessert recipes I've ever made and a hit with everyone. The only problem is that my husband would eat the entire thing so I don't make it as often as I would like. I use organic light agave nectar rather than corn syrup.09/19/09

5 stars
CathyJ
I was excited to make this recipe and overall I'm pleased. It was simple to prepare and tastes very good. However ... Reading reviews before baking, I was concerned about it coming out too runny, so I followed others' caution to make sure it set before chilling. I baked it 15 min. longer than in the recipe, checking the center at 5-min. intervals. Each time it seemed far too thin, but after 15 extra min. I took it out of the oven anyway, afraid of the soft center but wanting not to burn crust. The crust came out way too dry and the filling came out a little dry. The filling shriveled away from the crust wall while baking, leaving a gap so it fell apart easily when serving. As for the taste, I think the chocolate taste is just right. I love dark or rich chocolates and I thought the taste was delicious. The last thing that bothers me about this pie is the calorie content. People have commented that "wow, it tastes rich!" etc. Well, that's because it's calorie-laden. I cut it into 8 slices instead of 10 by mistake (8 seemed normal) and that is about 500 cal/slice.07/29/09