Nutella Pie

October 13, 2019

Leah insisted that she only does “weird pies.”  She rejected the idea of something fairly normal, and instead pointed to her successes like the Lucky Charms Pie as her signature style.  So this week was Nutella Pie.  The crust was a batch of separately cooked brownies, pulled out of the brownie pan and pressed into a springform pan.  The filling was Nutella, cream cheese, and heavy whipping cream.  In between was a thin layer of melted chocolate chips.  When her friend Kennedy, who was at our house for a playdate on Saturday, heard what was going down, she insisted that her family invite us over for dinner on Sunday so she could have some.  And so it was.

It was loved by all, though different parts of it were loved differently.  Some people loved the hard chocolate layer between the crust and the filling.  Others (kids in particular) found that it made it difficult to break a piece off with a plastic fork.  The brownie crust was a surprising success, though it was rather soft.  The filling was a bit soft as well, though whether that was a feature or a bug was debatable.  Some thought that it could have used some stronger hazenut (Nutella) flavor – it was a bit overpowering with the chocolate.  Maybe it wasn’t quite as weird as Lucky Charms Pie, but it will go down as a big success.