Carob Brownie Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup wheat germ (toasted or raw)
• 1/3 cup carob powder (or cocoa powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup light olive oil
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup clear honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 (7 ounce) can reddi-wip topping (or generic clone)
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, wheat germ, carob (or cocoa) powder, and salt.
• 4 in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together light olive oil, granulated sugar, clear honey, vanilla extract, and eggs.
• 5 add wet ingredients to dry, and whisk until just combined; then pour batter into prepared glass pie plate.
• 6 bake for 25 minutes.
• 7 transfer baked brownie pie to a wire rack to cool completely; then cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours (for a more moist texture).
• 8 to serve: top each piece with 2 tablespoons (or more) of reddi-wip topping and 1 tablespoon of chopped pecans.