Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

Move over chocolate chip cookies, this is so much easier and sooooo chocolatey and delicious!

From Our Best Bites
(Original Recipe from Nestle)

1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust, homemade or store-bought.
2 large eggs
1/2 C flour
1/2 C white granulated sugar
1/2 C packed brown sugar
3/4 C real butter, softened

1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
1 C chopped pecans (I used 1/2 cup oatmeal instead)

Vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream, optional
Chocolate sauce, optional

Beat eggs in large mixer bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat in butter. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spoon into pie shell.

Bake at 325 for 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack or serve slightly warmed. This can seem kind of runny but if you let it sit for an hour it will set up.  Serve with ice cream or whipped cream and chocolate sauce if desired, but I didn't think it needed it.

Key Lime Cream Pie

I made this for St. Patricks Day.  It was really easy and came out looking really professional.  It was definitely rich and creamy.  If you are looking for the light, or the authentic version of this pie this is not the recipe.  I froze mine to make it super cold and it was perfect.  You can also make these into tartlets by making them in muffin tins.

From Recipezaar

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

3 egg yolks

1/2 cup lime juice

1 drop green food coloring (optional)
1 9-inch graham cracker crust
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat softened cream cheese until creamy.
Add sweetened condensed milk and beat to incorporate.
Add egg yolks and beat well.
Add lime juice and beat till combined.
Pour mixture into pie crust and spread with spatula until evenly distributed.
Place on cookie sheet and then into the oven and bake for 10 min.
until the filling begins to set. Remove from oven and allow to cool on rack at room temp.
Then place in the refrigerator or freezer for at least an hour.
Cut into 8 slices and serve with a generous helping of whipped cream.

Pudding Recipe for Pies

This is Grandma Shawna's recipe. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it's delicious!

1 quart milk
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2/3 cube margarine
4 tsp. vanilla


Heat milk in double boiler. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt and eggs together. Add sugar/egg mixture to milk. Cook until thick. Then add margarine and vanilla. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 5 hours. Then beat hard with electric mixer until creamy. Keeps at least a week.

For banana cream pie: add pudding to pie crust, then bananas, then pudding. Top with whip cream.

For German chocolate pie: add 1 cup melted chocolate chips plus 1 cup loosely packed coconut plus 1/2 cup chopped pecans to pudding mixture. Top with whip cream.