This state fair pie contest winner will surely be a winner at your table, too. The chocolate-dipped cashews are an extra-special delight.
Chocolate-Cashew Pie
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 5 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 3/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup cashew halves
- 10 whole cashews
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate; make a decorative edge on crust.
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Step2In large bowl, using whisk, beat corn syrup, 1/2 cup sugar, the melted butter, vanilla and eggs. Reserve 2 tablespoons chocolate chips. Stir in remaining chips and cashew halves. Pour into pie crust.
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Step3Place pie on middle oven rack; place sheet of foil on rack below pie in case of spillover. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until set and golden brown. Cool at least 4 hours.
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Step4In small bowl, microwave reserved 2 tablespoons chocolate chips on High 45 to 60 seconds or until melted. Dip large end of each whole cashew into melted chocolate. Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet and refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until chocolate is set.
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Step5In medium bowl, combine whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and the cocoa. Beat until stiff peaks form. Pipe whipped cream around edge of pie; garnish with chocolate-dipped cashews. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
780
Calories
45g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
86g
Total Carbohydrate
41g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 780
- Calories from Fat
- 400
- Total Fat
- 45g
- 69%
- Saturated Fat
- 21g
- 103%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 130mg
- 44%
- Sodium
- 350mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 290mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 86g
- 29%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 41g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 9 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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