dessert

Recipe: Texas Trash Pie

July 25, 2023 | By

Texas Trash Pie
Pie Crust
Yields three 10-inch crusts
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 cups minus 3 tablespoons shortening, preferably Crisco
5 cups flour
Filling
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup caramel bits
1 cup pretzels, crumbled
1 cup graham crackers, crumbled
1 cup coconut
1 stick butter, melted
14 ounce can sweetened
condensed milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F.

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Crust

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6 T. butter, melted
1/2 c. nuts, finely chopped

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