Hot Fudge Pie, GF

By MaryEllen

This luscious chocolate dessert is like a fudgy brownie in a pie shape. It’s easy to whip up—and absolutely delicious! Serve it warm with a whipped topping or your favorite vanilla ice cream or frozen dessert. For best results, do not replace the eggs in this recipe.

Ingredients

• ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• ¾ cup boiling water
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter or Earth Balance Buttery Sticks, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Jules’ Homemade All-Purpose Flour Blend or gluten-free all-purpose flour blend of choice, more for dusting pan
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from glutenfreeandmore.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and lightly flour an 8-inch or 9-inch pie pan.

2. Dissolve cocoa in boiling water, stirring to combine. Set aside to cool.

3. Separate eggs, setting the yolks aside. Place egg whites in a metal bowl and whip them until they’re stiff but not dry using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment.

4. In a separate bowl, cream butter with sugar. Add flour blend, egg yolks and vanilla, beating to combine.

5. Add cooled cocoa mixture to batter, beating to combine. Then gently fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

6. Pour batter into prepared pan.

7. Place in preheated oven and bake 1 hour or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean.

Each serving contains 251 calories, 13g total fat, 8g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 83mg cholesterol, 20mg sodium, 33g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 25g sugars, 3g protein.