I will be the first to admit that I am not a great pie maker. I do enough to justgetby. I have tried time and time again to get a pretty crust with just the right amount of thumb squishing to no avail. And do NOT even get me started on lattice crust. It might possibly be my arch nemesis. Anyhow I decided not to let any of these things deter me today, because APPARENTLY it’s national Pi Day on Saturday (3/14) and I could not let a science holiday pass by without trying my hardest to turn it into a food holiday. Also, I’m totally just assuming Pi Day is a holiday for science people. Is holiday even the right word? So yeah. Pie on Pi Day. I’ve got a doozie for you guys. This Bayou Brownie Pie is KILLER. And please excuse the sliced picture above halfway resembling a meat pie. It ain’t. Moving on. First and foremost I wanted an easy pie crust for this one so I used an all Crisco pie crust recipe. The great thing about using only vegetable shortening in the crust is there is no chill time like there is with butter. It can be made in just a few minutes and it’s pretty impossible to mess up! The filling is really easy and I used pecans in it because, well, it’s a Bayou Brownie Pie…but if you are all, “nuts…no” like I usually am just use mini chocolate chips. Oh, and the filling starts with a dry cake mix. It’s SO easy. Once you have the filling pressed into the pan top it with a glorious sweet cream cheese layer. It makes this pie incredible. Once you have baked it, let it cool before you slice it. The center will be pretty gooey when it’s warm. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! Dig in and enjoy! And if you’re looking for another amazing pie recipe hop over to my friend Jenny’s site for a jaw-dropping candy filled Butterfinger Cream Cheese Pie!! I teamed up with Criso for this post, and used their recipe for easy pie crust, but all opinions expressed are solely my own. #CriscoKnowsPi #PiDay
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