Chocolate mocha crunch pie
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piecrust stick; crumbled -or 1/2 package piecrust mix | |
| 1 | ounce | Unsweetened chocolate; grated |
| ¾ | cup | Finely chopped walnuts |
| ¼ | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | ounce | Unsweetened chocolate |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine; softened |
| ¾ | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Instant coffee powder |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | cups | Whipping cream |
| ½ | cup | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Instant coffee powder; optional |
| ½ | ounce | Semisweet chocolate; grated |
Directions
MOCHA PASTRY SHELL
FILLING
Prepare Mocha Pastry Shell; set aside. Place 1 square chocolate in top of double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts. Let cool.
Cream butter at medium speed of an electric mixer. Gradually add brown sugar, and beat at medium speed 2-3 minutes, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Stir in melted chocolate and 2 teaspoon coffee powder. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 5 minutes after each addition.
Pour filling into cooled pastry shell. Refrigerate at least 6 hours. About 1 or 2 hours before serving, combine whipping cream, powdered sugar, and 1½ tablespoons coffee powder in a large, chilled mixing bowl. Whip cream until soft peaks form (do not overbeat). Spoon over chilled filling.
Sprinkle with grated chocolate if desired. Chill.
Mocha Pastry Shell
Use a fork to combine crumbled piecrust stick and chocolate in a medium bowl. Stir in walnuts and sugar. Combine water and vanilla; sprinkle over pastry mix. Mix with fork until mix forms a ball.
Line a 9 inch pie plate with aluminum foil; place a circle of wax paper over foil in the bottom of pie plate. Press pastry mix evenly into pie plate. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes; cool completely. Invert crust on an 8 ½ inch pie plate; remove foil and wax paper. Return to 9 inch pie plate.
Makes one 9 inch pie
Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@...
Recipe by: The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 8487-0709-5 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on May 02, 1998