Kentucky (wanna be) Pie

Our dear friends Josh and Amy introduced us to a restaurant in Highland, IL called House of Plenty. After a delicious meal of a sandwich and homemade potato chips (either salty or sweet---your choice!), there's dessert. The dessert to have is Kentucky Pie.

Here's my version of Kentucky pie. And it's no surprise I love it because it contains my favorite food in the whole world: brownies. Why can't I love carrots or apples as much as I love brownies?

Kentucky (wanna be) pie:

Ingredients:

• a trans-fat and HFCS-free brownie mix of your choice (and the necessary add-ins)


• one trans-fat free pie crust


• chocolate chips (to add to brownie mix if desired)


• whipped cream (I use Cool Whip Light) (if desired)


• sliced strawberries (if desired)


• vanilla or chocolate ice cream (if desired)

Note: Some flavors of Wal-Mart's generic, natural ice cream doesn't contain HFCS like most ice creams. Though the ice cream is full-fat, with some portion control it's ok to have.

Directions:

1. Prepare brownie mix as directed on the box.


2. Pour the mix into a thawed pie crust.


3. Bake according to an average of the pie crust's and brownie mix's directions, carefully monitoring both the crust edges and the brownies. I think I baked mine about 20-25 minutes.


4. Remove and cool before cutting.


5. Top pie piece with whipped cream, strawberries, and/or ice cream.

What I love about pies is that it's easy to count carbs! Simply add up the carb count total for the entire brownie mix and pie crust and then divide by the number of pieces you cut. Remember that add-ons like whipped cream, strawberries, and ice cream means extra carbs.

Why must I like sweets so much AND have diabetes? God only knows.....