Cafe au lait Pie
photo by kzbhansen
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
1 Pie
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 354.88 ml finely crushed biscotti or 354.88 ml graham cracker crumbs
- 78.78 ml melted butter
- 158.51 ml granulated sugar
- 44.37 ml cornstarch
- 44.37 ml ground coffee
- 473.18 ml whipping cream
- 29.58 ml butter
- 236.59 ml whipping cream
- 29.58 ml granulated sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- To Prepare the Crust; Stir together cookies and butter and press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Cool completely before use.
- To Prepare the Filling; In a saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and coffee grinds well.
- Over medium heat, slowly whisk in the 2 cups of Whipping Cream.
- Bring to a boil, whisking constantly.
- Reduce heat, and simmer for 1 minute while continuing to whisk constantly.
- Stir in the melted butter one tablespoon at a time.
- Pour the filling into the pie crust and refrigerate until cold.
- To Prepare Topping; Whip the remaining cup of Whipping cream with 2 tbsp of sugar until soft peaks form in the mix.
- Swirl whipped cream over the coffee filling.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Dust with cocoa and decorate with a few coffee beans.
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I'm a Structural Engineer with a love for cooking. I actually do most of the cooking, with my little sous-chef assisting, indispensably I may add, with prep work and love.