MILLION DOLLAR WINNER: Cream Cheese Brownie Pie
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We’re back with another Million Dollar Winning recipe from Pillsbury’s Bake Off. This was the 2000 winning recipe, earning Ms. Roberta Sonefield of Hopkins, SC a lotta dough (pun intended) for winning this coveted baking contest. If you love chocolate though, this recipe is for you! Elegant looking but super easy with store bought ingredients, making this recipe a semi-homemade winner!
CREAM CHEESE BROWNIE PIE
Crust
1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
Cream Cheese Layer
1Â package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3Â tablespoons sugar
1Â teaspoon vanilla
1Â egg
Brownie Layer
1 box (15.8 oz) Pillsbury® double chocolate brownie mix
1/4Â cup vegetable oil
1Â tablespoon water
2Â eggs
1/2Â cup chopped pecans
Topping
 Reserved chocolate syrup packet from brownie mix
3Â tablespoons hot fudge topping
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
2. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese layer ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside.
3. Reserve chocolate syrup packet from brownie mix for topping. In large bowl, place brownie mix, oil, water and eggs; beat 50 strokes with spoon.
4. Spread 1/2 cup brownie mixture in bottom of crust-lined pie plate. Spoon and carefully spread cream cheese mixture over brownie layer. Top with small spoonfuls of remaining brownie mixture; spread evenly. Sprinkle with pecans. Cover crust edge with 2- to 3-inch-wide strips of foil to prevent excessive browning; remove foil during last 15 minutes of bake time.
5. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is puffed and crust is golden brown (pie may have cracks on surface).
6. In small bowl, mix chocolate syrup from packet and hot fudge topping. Place mixture in small resealable bag. Cut small hole off corner of bag. Drizzle topping over pie. Cool completely, about 3 hours, before serving. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.
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Seeing this recipe brought back memories! I was a contestant in this same Pillsbury Bake-Off in San Francisco. What an exciting time we all had! It was a wonderful experience that I got to repeat again in two more Bake-Offs. Best of luck to anyone who enters the contest! Happy Baking!