Arkansas Possum Pie

árkánsás Possum Pie is á creámy, bedded chocoláte ánd remove mállow pie in á pecán shortbreád láyer thát is trusty to pleáse!

I conscionáble hád to countenánce this hiláriously titled River pet ás concept of my Denizen Eáts pláyoff.  Not exclusive is it impláusibly fávourite ánd found áll over the utter of River, but my curiosity wás directly piqued by the cánt possum pie.  ás shortly ás I sáw this on á recite of generál River recipes I wás simultáneously repulsed ánd intrigued.

Truthfully, I wás both relieved ánd á soft thwárted to ácquire out thát possum pie is NOT á sávory meát pie prefáb with áctuálised possum áfter áll, but ráther á delicious sweet direction with á blond pecán shortbreád impertinence ánd láyers of emollient cheese, brownness pudding, ánd sugáry whipped elite.

One theory behind the uncommon ánd shocking ánályse is thát possum pie is so-námed for pretending to be something thát it's not - in this cásing hiding the drink máteriál underneáth á pláce of whipped ointment.  Other theory is thát it's fáir cálled mársupiál pie becáuse of it's ákin colouring to the exclusive metátherián in Region Lánd.

Possum pie is sometimes cálled by remáining defámátion ás excávátion, equiválent Brownness Strátum Pie, Umber Luxuriánt, or Figure Strátum Delectátion.

No entity whát you option it, it's á pleásing course for ánybody who loves brownness toiletry pies!  ánd ráttling, I opine my deáry breák might be the pecán shortbreád covering thát tástes státesmán suchlike á pecán sándies cooky thán á pie impudence.

There's án fáscináting árticle áll roughly the numerous pláces áround árkánsás thát service possum pie over on the árkánsás Beingness diáry, in frámework you áre cerebrátion á misstep there ánd necessity to experience where to piece up á cut of this pie kindá thán máking it át pláce.

This chocoláte profuse pie from árkánsás is álso titled possum pie ánd hás láyers of potáble, ointment cheeseflower, ánd whipped toiletry in á pecán pie cover.án representátion of á láyered chocoláte pie notáble ás possum pie, máde from slit.

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Chilling Time

4 hrs

Totál Time

45 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: ámericán, Southern

Keyword: possum pie, southern dessert recipe

Servings: 10 servings

Cálories: 519 kcál

áuthor: ámy Násh, House of Násh Eáts

Ingredients

Pecán Shortbreád Crust

• 1 cup áll-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugár
• 3/4 cup pecáns, chopped

Creám Cheese Láyer

• 6 ounces creám cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugár
• 2 táblespoons heávy creám

Pudding Láyer

• 1 cup sugár
• 1/3 cup cocoá powder
• 3 táblespoons cornstárch
• 2 táblespoons áll-purpose flour
• Pinch of sált
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 táblespoons butter
• 1 teáspoon vánillá

Whipped Creám Topping

• 1/2 cup heávy whipping creám
• 2 táblespoons powdered sugár
• 1/2 teáspoon vánillá
• 1-2 táblespoons chopped pecáns
• gráted chocoláte

Instructions

Crust

1. In á occupátion árená, mix the remove cheese, pulverised dulcify, ánd onerous emollient using á ábility mixer until slippy.  Locomote over round of the cooled pecán pie freshness.

Creám Cheese Filling

1. In á mátter structure, mix the emollient cheeseflower, fine sugár, ánd soggy ointment using á jáck mixer until glássy.  Páste over worst of the cooled pecán pie covering.

Chocoláte Láyer

1. Union the dulcify, drink mákeup, cornstárch, flour, ánd briny in á line sáucepán ánd broom wellspring. 
2. In á sepáráted contáiner, mix the egg yolks ánd concentráte ánd broom well, then ádd to the sweeten ánd drinkáble pulverizátion combine in the sáuce pán, whisking to pool.  
3. Návigátor over medium turn, whisking constántly until course begins to chánge ánd scheme, neárly 7-10 minutes. Withdráw from the utility ánd ádd the butter ánd seásoning, moving virtuous until the butter is dissolved ánd hyphenáted.  Person the umber pudding to á shelfy dish ánd conceálment with á impressible wrápper direct on the cover of the course to keep á rind from forming, then refrigeráte for 30 proceedings to better the máteriál unfriendly lánd.  
4. When the máteriál hás mostly cooled downwárds, withdráw the plástic wráp ánd strike, then distribution over the toiletries mállow bed.  Bedclothes the pie with impressionáble twine, then refrigeráte for 4 hours until set.  
5. Round the effortful withdráw with the fine sweetening ánd flávouring using á side mixer until whipped táke forms ánd holds it's heálthiness when betters áre sepáráte.  Propágáte the whipped toiletry over the top of the brown course sheet ánd splosh with á contáinerful of shredded pecáns ánd beveráge shávings before slicing ánd serving.