Molten Red Velvet Crack Pie

red velvet pie ingredients:

10 Graham Crackers – This pie uses a delicious chocolate graham cracker crust. If you can find chocolate graham crackers at your grocery store, definitely swipe them! If can’t, just mix in 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder with you graham cracker crumbs, you won’t notice a difference!

4 Eggs – The eggs are very important to keep the filling light. They also help ensure that the top of the cake cooks and cracks while the inside stays gooey.

2 Sticks Butter ( 16 tablespoons), Melted – Reserve 5 tablespoons of butter – just a touch more than half of a stick – for the graham cracker crust, and the rest will go into the filling

½ Tsp Kosher Salt – Salt brings out all the other flavors. Omit if you are using salted butter.

1 ⅓ Cups Sugar – Because this is a dessert after all! Don’t let the talk of super foods fool you. This red velvet pie will satisfy even the biggest sweet tooth!

Vanilla Extract – An essential ingredient for all baked goods, for good reason! Vanilla extract doesn’t always add a vanilla flavor, rather it enhances the flavor of all the other ingredients. For this pie, it enhances the delicious cocoa flavor.

⅓ Cup Cocoa Powder – We can’t have a red velvet flavored pie without the chocolate! Make sure to use unsweetened cocoa powder that is intended for baking to make sure you do not over-sweeten your dessert.

1 Tbs + 2 Tsp Red Beet Powder – For that fun red velvet color, and for a touch of health! Can be substituted with red food coloring.

molten crack pie tips and tricks

• Don’t let the jiggly middle scare you! You do not want to bake this pie until it is firm, it’ll only taste dry. Instead, take it out of the oven after 40 minutes when it is still jiggly and let it cool to harden. This will make the pie gooey, moist, and super delicious!
• Top with powdered sugar for a show stopping presentation!
• Don’t have red beet powder? just use 4-5 drops of red food coloring. You won’t taste a difference!