Pecan Pie Brownies

By jenlin

Southern Living

AUGUST 2007

Ingredients

• 1 (2-pound) frozen pecan pie, thawed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups (11.5-ounce package) semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Vegetable cooking spray

Preparation

Step 1

Cut pie into cubes. Set aside.

Microwave 1/2 cup butter and chocolate chunks in a glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute. Stir and microwave 1 more minute. Stir until mixture is smooth.

Beat chocolate mixture, sugar, eggs, milk, and half of pie cubes at low speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until blended.

Add flour and baking powder, stirring with a wooden spoon until blended. Stir remaining half of pie cubes into batter. (Batter will be thick.) Spoon batter into a 13- x 9-inch pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350º for 50 minutes. Cool brownies completely on a wire rack. Cut into triangles or squares.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Mrs. Edward's Frozen Pecan Pie.