Monday, April 28, 2008

Schadenfreude Pie

Let's face it, schadenfreude is a dark emotion. It deserves a dark pie. Here are your ingredients.
1 cup dark brown sugar1 cup dark corn syrup1/2 cup molasses1/2 cup (1 stick) butter1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks3 large eggs (I used brown eggs in keeping with the spirit of things, but white eggs are fine)2 teaspoons cinnamon1 splash Kahlua or other coffee liqueur1 graham cracker pie crust (9 or 10 inches). Choose regular or chocolate graham cracker crust according to taste.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees (Fahrenheit). Melt butter in largish mixing bowl; add in corn syrup, molasses, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix well. Melt chocolate; fold into existing mixture. Add eggs and Kahlua; mix vigorously until mix has an even consistency. Pour into pie crust (depending on size of crust you may have a little filling mix left over).
Shove into oven, center of middle rack, and bake for about 45 minutes. At 45 minutes, poke pie with butter knife. If butter knife comes out clean, your pie is done; otherwise give it about another five minutes.

Once you take the pie out of the oven, let it set at least 20 minutes before you dig in. It's really good when still warm, however.Serving recommendations: small slices (this is an awesomely rich pie) and an ice cold glass of milk to go with it.

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