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     Title: Chili's Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie
Categories: Chocolate, Copycat, Pies
     Yield: 1 Pie

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     1 c  All-purpose flour
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/4 ts Baking powder
   1/2 c  Butter; softened
   1/3 c  Granulated sugar
     1    Egg
     1 tb Milk
   1/2 ts Vanilla extract
   1/2 c  Shredded coconut

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     6 tb Butter
   1/4 c  Sugar
 1 1/2 c  Graham cracker crumbs
 1 1/4 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
   1/2 c  Walnuts; chopped

MMMMM----------------------CINNAMON BUTTER---------------------------
   1/2 c  Butter; softened
     3 tb Granulated sugar
 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon

MMMMM--------------------------TO SERVE-------------------------------
     9    Scoops vanilla ice cream
          Chocolate syrup
          Caramel syrup
     6 tb Walnuts; chopped

 What makes this dessert so special is the way it comes to your table
 sizzling in a cast iron skillet. just like fajitas. The chocolate chip
 cookie and graham cracker crust "pie" is topped with a scoop of
 vanilla ice cream, and then drizzled with chocolate and caramel
 syrup. It's all served up in a hot skillet of cinnamon butter. Yum!
 If you want to prepare this one just like they do at the restaurant,
 you'll need one of those skillets for each serving. Small iron
 skillets work the best, but any 6 or 8" frying pan will do fine. You
 just have to be sure your pan is super hot to get that authentic
 Chili's "sizzle." If you don't have enough of the right pans for each
 serving, you can slide it all onto a plate. It may not have the
 sizzle of the real thing, but it'll still taste awesome!

 Preheat the oven to 325 F.

 Combine the flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

 In a separate large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an
 electric mixer. Continue beating for about 30 seconds or until mixture
 turns lighter in color. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until
 smooth.

 Slowly mix the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Beat until
 well-combined and then mix in the coconut flakes. Set this cookie
 dough aside for now.

 Melt 6 tb butter in a medium bowl in the microwave on high
 temperature for about 30 seconds. Add the sugar and stir well for 30
 seconds. Add the graham cracker crumbs and stir. Press this mixture
 into the bottom of a 9x9" baking dish or pan.

 Sprinkle the cup of chocolate chips evenly over the graham cracker
 crust.

 Press the cookie dough into the dish, covering the chocolate chips.
 Use flour on your fingers to keep the soft dough from sticking.

 Sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the dough. Use your fingers to
 press the nuts into the dough.

 Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the edges of the pie become light
 brown.

 Prepare the cinnamon butter by creaming together the butter, sugar,
 and cinnamon in a small bowl with an electric mixer on high speed.

 When you are ready to make your dessert, heat up a small skillet over
 medium heat. When the skillet is hot, remove it from the heat then add
 about 1 tb of the cinnamon butter to the pan. It should quickly melt
 and sizzle. Slice the pie into 9 pieces and place one into the hot
 skillet. If the pie has cooled, you can reheat each slice by zapping
 it in the microwave for 30 to 40 seconds.

 Place a scoop of ice cream on top of the pie. Drizzle chocolate and
 caramel syrup over the dessert and then sprinkle about 2 ts of
 chopped walnuts over the top. Repeat for the remaining ingredients
 and serve sizzling in the skillet.

 Recipe FROM: <gopher://sdf.org/0/users/myst32yt/recipes/
 Chili#047s#253#040Chocolate#040Chip#040Paradise#040Pie#253.txt>

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