Di's Cream Cheese Brownie Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for single-crust pie
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1 (15 1/8 ounce) package brownie mix
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/3 cup hot fudge

Recipe

• 1 prepare pastry shell. chill until ready to use.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 in medium bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and 1 of the eggs. beat until smooth. set aside.
• 4 in large bowl, combine brownie mix, oil, water and remaining 2 eggs,.
• 5 mixing well.
• 6 spread 1/2 cup brownie mixture in bottom of crust-lined pan. spoon.
• 7 and carefully spread cream cheese mixture over brownie layer.
• 8 top with remaining brownie mixture, spreading evenly.
• 9 sprinkle with pecans.
• 10 bake for 40-50 minutes or until center is puffed and crust is golden brown.
• 11 if necessary, cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15-20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. (pie may have cracks on surface.).
• 12 heat hot fudge sauce in microwave on high for 30 seconds.
• 13 drizzle fudge over top of pie.
• 14 cool 3 hours, or until completely cooled.
• 15 store in refrigerator.