Brownie Bottom Pudding Pie

Brownie Bottom Pudding Pie
From: Leanne Schaffner

Yield: 8 servings

1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker’s German Sweet Baking Chocolate
¼ c. (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
¾ c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
½ c. flour
½ c. chopped nuts (optional)
2 ½ c. cold milk
2 pkgs. (4-servings size) Jello-Chocolate flavored INTSTANT pudding and pie filling
Thawed Cool Whip

1. Heat oven to 350 F (325 for glass pie plate)
2. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch pan
3. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl on high 2 min. Stir until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix in flour, then nuts. Spread in pan.
4. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool.
5. Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat w/ wire wisk 1 min. Let stand 2 minutes. Spread over brownie pie.
6. Top w/ whipped topping.
7. Garnish w/ grated Baker’s chocolate
Refrigerate until ready to serve.