Classic Recipe Makeover
120 MAY 2019 WOMANSDAYMAG
FROM THE WOMAN’S DAY ARCHIVES MAY 1973
Derby Pie Brownies
See page 119 for recipe.
BACK THEN
Popular in the South during
the Kentucky Derby, the
original chocolate-and-nut
dessert is said to have been
invented in 1950 by the
Kern family of Prospect, KY,
which still makes and sells
its trademarked Derby-Pie
using a secret recipe.
TODAY’S TWIST
Instead of baking time-
consuming mini tarts
like our 1973 version, we
turned the chocolate filling
into a rich brownie. We
FUN FACT
The Kern family
coined “Derby-
Pie” by pulling
its name
out of a hat.
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