Description
Sinful layers of classic Texas trash pie bring together a wild collision of sweet, salty, and crunchy textures. Chocolate, pretzels, pecans, and caramel create a mouthwatering dessert that celebrates Southern comfort with irresistible charm you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 frozen deep-dish pie crust (9 or 10-inch)
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) pretzels, coarsely crushed
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) graham crackers, coarsely crushed
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) shredded coconut
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) Kraft caramel bits
Support Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (180 milliliters) pecan pieces
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons or 120 milliliters) butter, melted
Liquid Binding Ingredient:
- 1 can (14 ounces or 414 milliliters) sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Crush pretzels and graham crackers into rustic, uneven chunks, ensuring no tiny crumbs remain.
- Melt butter in a spacious microwave-safe mixing vessel, creating a smooth liquid base.
- Amalgamate all filling components – chocolate chips, pretzels, graham crackers, coconut, pecans, caramel bits, melted butter, and sweetened condensed milk – stirring until thoroughly integrated.
- Transfer the robust mixture into a pre-chilled pie crust, spreading evenly to create a rich, textured landscape.
- Position the pie on the lower oven rack, maintaining a consistent 350°F temperature for optimal baking.
- Bake for approximately 40-45 minutes, monitoring the surface’s transformation to a golden-brown hue.
- Around the 25-30 minute mark, assess the pie’s coloration and drape aluminum foil over the top if browning occurs too rapidly.
- After removing from the oven, allow the pie to settle and cool for 15 minutes, enabling the filling to stabilize and set.
- Slice and serve the decadent Texas Trash Pie, revealing its complex layers of sweet and salty ingredients.
Notes
- Crush pretzels and graham crackers coarsely to maintain delightful texture and crunch, avoiding powdery consistency.
- Use a mix of different chocolate chips like milk, dark, and semi-sweet for complex flavor depth and interesting taste variations.
- Prevent burning by monitoring pie closely during last 15 minutes of baking, covering with aluminum foil if top browns too quickly.
- Customize the recipe for dietary needs by substituting gluten-free pretzels and graham crackers, or using dairy-free chocolate chips for vegan adaptation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg