Cream Cheese Fudge Brownie Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) box pillsbury thick 'n fudgy hot fudge swirl deluxe brownie mix
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine cheese, sugar, vanilla and 1 egg; beat until smooth and set aside.
• 3 reserve hot fudge packet from brownie mix for topping.
• 4 in large bowl, combine brownie mix, oil, 1 tablespoon of water and 2 eggs; beat 50 strokes with spoon.
• 5 spread 1/2 cup brownie mixture in bottom of crust-lined pan.
• 6 spoon and carefully spread the cream cheese mix over brownie layer.
• 7 top with remaining brownie mix; spreading evenly; sprinkle with pecans.
• 8 bake 40-50 minutes or until center is puffed and crust is golden brown.
• 9 if needed, cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 or 20 minutes of baking (to prevent excessive browning).
• 10 put hot fudge in small microwavable bowl, heat on high 30 seconds.
• 11 stir in remaining water and drizzle fudge over pie; let cool completely.