Few desserts capture a blend of familiar flavors, textures, and foods quite like the Texas Trash Pie.

Learn how to make Texas Trash Pie.

Who Created Texas Trash Pie?

Texas Trash Pie

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This pie is idyllic comfort food with a combination of many common pantry ingredients not customarily found together.

Two more unique ingredientsbut readily available at any local grocery storeare sweetened condensed milk and caramel bits.

Something to consider when making alterations to this recipe is to double-check that you keep common equivalents.

Texas Trash Pie ingredients

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Ingredients

1(10-in.)

unsalted butter, melted

1(14 oz.)

can sweetened condensed milk

Directions

Prepare oven:

Preheat the oven to 350F.

texas trash pie with ice cream

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Crush pretzels and crackers:

Heat butter in a microwave-safe bowl until completely melted.

Crush pretzels and graham crackers into small pieces.

Bake pie:

Pour the entire filling into a frozen pie crust.

crushing pretzels in a zip-top bag

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Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the pie is set and the top is golden brown.

Let pie cool for 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

texas trash pie ingredients in a bowl

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texas trash pie not baked

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