Texas Trash Pie
Savor the unique blend of sweet and salty in Texas trash pie. This deliciously different dessert boasts a wide variety of flavors and textures in every bite.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust store-bought or homemade
- 1 ½ Cups graham crackers chopped, about 6 sheets
- 1 Cup pretzels roughly chopped (chop first then measure)
- 1 Cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 Cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ¾ Cup pecans chopped
- ½ Cup caramel bits
- ½ Cup salted butter melted
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ Teaspoon salt
- 14 Ounces sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a pie dish.
- Line the pie dish with the uncooked pie crust and put it in the freezer until ready to use.
- In a large bowl, combine the graham crackers, pretzels, coconut, chocolate chips, pecans, and caramel bits. Mix well.
- Pour the melted butter, vanilla, salt, and sweetened condensed milk over the top.
- Stir until all the ingredients are well incorporated and all the dry ingredients are evenly coated.
- Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish, pressing it down slightly.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the center is set.
- Remove the Texas trash pie from the oven and let it cool completely in the dish at room temperature for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Notes
Watch the sweetness: Although this recipe is great for mixing and matching your filling ingredients (any kind of sweet or salty ingredients work, such as salty pretzels, caramel chips, mini marshmallows, or chopped candy bars) it's important to ensure you aren't adding too many sweet ingredients. It's already a sweet dessert - you'll want it to come out pleasantly sweet not overly sweet.
Grease the baking dish: Use oil, melted butter or nonstick spray to grease your pie dish, so the Texas trash pie doesn't stick to it.
Give it time to cool: The cooling time isn't just so the pie cools down. It's also to make sure the filling sticks and holds together properly, so you can cut nice, neat slices. So, don't skip these several hours of cooling and setting time.
Grease the baking dish: Use oil, melted butter or nonstick spray to grease your pie dish, so the Texas trash pie doesn't stick to it.
Give it time to cool: The cooling time isn't just so the pie cools down. It's also to make sure the filling sticks and holds together properly, so you can cut nice, neat slices. So, don't skip these several hours of cooling and setting time.
Nutrition
Calories: 688kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 461mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 504IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 3mg
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