Decadent Brownie Pie

We completed another round through the cookbook! How appropriate to finish on New Year's Eve. Now we can start over again in January. This particular recipe is a brownie in a pie crust. That's a bit much for my taste, but if you think you'd like it, here you go! 

Decadent Brownie Pie

• 1 unbaked pie shell (9-inch)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (14 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄2 cup biscuit mix
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• vanilla ice cream

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake pie crust 10 minutes; remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
2. In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips with butter.
3. In large mixing bowl, beat chocolate mixture with sweetened condensed milk, biscuit mix, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Add nuts. Pour into baked pie crust.
4. Bake 35-40 minutes or until center is set. Serve warm or at room temperature with ice cream. Refrigerate leftovers.