Espresso Cream Pie
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- Yield Serves 12
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup coffee liqueur, preferably Kahlua
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- Chocolate-Wafer Crust
- 1/3 cup dark-chocolate-covered espresso beans
- 1 1/4 cups cold heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Directions
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Combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and 2 tablespoons espresso powder, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes total (about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil).
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Whisk yolks in a medium bowl until combined. Pour in milk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking until completely incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it returns to a boil, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Remove from heat, and stir in coffee liqueur and vanilla. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until butter melts before adding next piece. Let custard cool in saucepan on a wire rack, whisking occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
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Pour custard into chocolate-wafer crust. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard. Refrigerate until custard filling is chilled and firm, at least 4 hours (or overnight).
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With a flat side of a chef's knife, crush espresso beans, 1 at a time. Reserve 1 tablespoon larger espresso-bean pieces.
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Whisk together cream, confectioners sugar, and remaining teaspoon espresso powder until stiff peaks form. Fold small espresso-bean pieces into whipped cream mixture, and decoratively spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved espresso-bean pieces, and serve immediately.
Its a fantastic recipe if you love coffee. I added one packet of knox gelatin, sprinkled on top of the milk part. Then cooked it as normal. I did this because a lot of these cream pie recipes failed to set up correctly and were really soupy for a lot of people. I also bought the espresso powder off of Amazon.com!
I had a bad reaction with the summer fruit pie and decided to make this one with a packet of gelatin, worked wonders! The pie was amazing!!! Here is a pic and info: http://tinyurl.com/ylpq8fg
Addictively good! I also found that the custard did not set very well- but mine wasn't soupy, the slices just weren't as firm as I would have liked. I followed directions to a T so for those reading this, I would recommend cooking a bit longer than directed. Instead of cooking 1-2 minutes after incorporating the yolks, I would cook maybe 3-4 minutes... make sure it is quite thick before you add the butter and liqueur. Also, I used half Kahlua and half Godiva chocolate liqueur which was delish.
Mine turned into soup too; the cream filling just never set. I ended up freezing it and serving it like ice cream pie with a dollop of the whipped cream. Anyone have suggestions?
I made this and it turned into soup. The topping deflated almost immediately -- and I did whip them until they were stiff. But even the filling souped out a bit in the pan. Any suggestions?
I made this and it turned into soup. The topping deflated almost immediately -- and I did whip them until they were stiff. But even the filling souped out a bit in the pan. Any suggestions?