Fudgy Tar Heel Pie

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2013

This brownie pie should be sweet, not saccharine, and deeply fudgy. But whenever we got the texture right, the flavor went south—and vice versa.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Fudgy Tar Heel Pie

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To correct the cloying sweetness of this brownie pie without sacrificing fudgy texture, we replaced the white sugar with dark brown sugar, which introduces depth and molasses undertones. Upping the vanilla and salt and adding cocoa powder f...

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