Mile-High Fudge Brownie Pie

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate
   
2. 1/2 cup butter or margarine
3. 3/4 cup sugar
4. 2 eggs
5. 1 tsp. vanilla
6. 1/2 cup flour
7. 2 pkg. JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
8. 2 cups cold milk
9. 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
   

DIRECTIONS:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
  
• Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour until blended. Spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Scoop out center of brownie with spoon, leaving thin layer on bottom and 1/2-inch-thick rim around edge. Reserve removed brownie pieces for later use.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in half the COOL WHIP and all but 1/2 cup of the reserved brownie pieces. Spoon into brownie crust; top with remaining COOL WHIP and reserved brownie pieces.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
  

This recipe was used with permission from Kraft Foods.