Our chocolate swirls put a decadent twist on an old-fashioned favorite! We took inspiration from cinnamon-sugar treats made with leftover pie crust, but added a punch of chocolate for an added dose of fantastic flavor. Serve up these chocolate swirl pastries for holiday brunch or as a dessert at any family gathering!
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5-Ingredient Chocolate Pie Swirls
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on package
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips or white vanilla baking chips
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2In small bowl, mix sugar and baking cocoa until blended.
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Step3Unroll pie crust on lightly floured work surface. Fold sides of crust toward center. Using rolling pin, roll into 15x8-inch rectangle. Brush melted butter over pie crust; sprinkle cocoa mixture evenly over pie crust.
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Step4Starting at short end of crust, roll into a log; cut into 1/2-inch slices. Place slices on cookie sheet.
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Step5Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until outside ring of pie crust is baked and bottom edges are light golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack; cool 15 minutes.
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Step6In small microwavable bowl, place chocolate chips. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 15 seconds longer, if necessary, until melted. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut very small hole in one corner of bag. Drizzle chocolate over cookies. Allow chocolate to set before storing. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
80 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
10g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Pie Swirl
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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