Blueberry Walnut Pie
Ready In: 52 mins
Serves: 16
Yields: 1 pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
Filling
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 cup blueberry juice, drained from canned blueberries
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 cup blueberry juice, drained from canned blueberries
- 1 (1/4ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups canned blueberries
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
- whipped cream (garnish)
Directions
- Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts, butter, honey and cinnamon in large bowl and mix well. Press into 10-inch deep dish pie pan.
- Bake 10 minutes. Let cool while preparing filling.
- Filling:
- Combine egg yolks, 1 cup blueberry juice, 1 cup whipping cream, sugar and cinnamon in 2-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture coats back of spoon or registers 180*, about 8 to 10 minutes, do not boil.
- Immediately pour into large bowl of electric mixer.
- Add lemon juice and vanilla and beat on low speed until yolk mixture begins to cool, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup blueberry juice and gelatin in small saucepan and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Add small amount of cooling yolk mixture and blend well.
- Slowly add gelatin mixture to yolk mixture and blend well.
- Refrigerate, stirring frequently, until mouse just begins to thicken and set.
- Whip 1 cup cream in large bowl of electric mixture until stiff peaks form.
- Fold cream and blueberries into mousse.
- Spoon into prepared crust. Cover entire top of pie with toasted walnuts.
- Refrigerate until completely set, about 2 to 3 hours. Top each serving with whipped cream.
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