Sweet And Salty Texas Trash Pie Recipe

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Most people may raise their eyebrows when asked to eat something with the word "trash" in the name. That's understandable, but your mind will likely change once you've tried Texas trash pie. "This is the perfect pie if you love a mix of salty and sweet. It's so easy, but delicious!" says Erin Johnson, who developed this quick, easy, and playful dessert recipe. It uses simple, everyday ingredients like pretzels, chocolate chips, graham crackers, and store-bought pie crust, making it a fun project for youngsters and adults alike.

"This recipe is very adaptable — you can substitute and omit to suit what you have on hand," Johnson adds. "You could substitute butterscotch pieces for the chocolate caramels, any nuts for the pecans, and if you want to go really crazy you could substitute Ritz crackers for the graham crackers to make the pie even more salty and sweet." If caramel baking truffles (a Nestle specialty) are proving difficult to find, you can use any caramel-filled truffle instead.

This is essentially a pie full of fun snacks. It requires pretzels, graham crackers, sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened coconut flakes, chopped pecans, dark chocolate chips, caramel-filled chocolate truffles, salted butter, and a deep-dish pie shell from the grocery store freezer aisle. "Traditionally, this uses caramel pieces, but I find that the Nestle baking truffles have a better texture in the final product," Johnson explains. "I also opt to use unsweetened coconut because I think this recipe is already very sweet, but you can use sweetened if you prefer."

Once you've preheated your oven to 350 F, the first step's easy: Just chop and/or break up your pretzels, pecans, and graham crackers until they're bite-sized and mix them up in a bowl, then stir in the coconut flakes, baking truffles (or caramels), and chocolate chips. "The pretzels should be broken into pieces but not to the point of being crushed. You don't want them to be too small," Johnson advises.

Now, it's time to get sticky. Drizzle your sweetened condensed milk over your bowl of crunchy pie filling, then melt the butter and do the same with that. Give everything a good stir, and pour the whole mixture into your prepared pie crust.

Once your Texas trash pie comes out of the oven steaming and golden brown (about 40 minutes), let it cool a bit so you don't burn your tongue, then slice it up and enjoy!

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This sweet and salty Texas trash pie may not be the most famous pie from Texas, but it's still worth saving any leftovers you may have. According to Johnson, this pie keeps in the fridge for up to five days. It will be better if you take plastic wrap or aluminum foil and cover the pan with it (don't forget to let it cool completely first to avoid trapping in moisture). This will protect the pie from the open air, helping it to stay fresh for longer.

If you want the pie to last even longer, you can always freeze it in much the same way. Cover the pie once cooled and stick it in the freezer where it should stay good for three months. If you want to be extra careful, you can wrap it with aluminum foil and then stick the whole thing in a freezer bag. It may be easier to slice the pie into individual slices first and then freeze those in much the same way. That way, you can thaw the pie one slice at a time.

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