Rum Cream Pie

Submitted by jenny butt

"Rum lovers delight........easy to make, no cook, pie."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup dark rum

• pie crust

• 1 cup graham cracker
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter

directions

1. Beat eggyolks until light, add sugar & stir well.
2. Soak unflavoured gelatin in room temperature water.
3. Put gelatin & water in saucepan over low heat, bring to a boil.
4. pour over sugar/egg mixture, stirring briskly.
5. Whip cream until stiff, fold it into sugar/egg mixture.
6. flavour with dark rum.
7. Cool until mixture begins to set then pour into pie shell.
8. Chill until firm.
9. sprinkle with shaved chocolate curls OR finely chopped nuts.
10. Garnish with more whipped cream if desired.

11. PIE CRUST:

12. Combine crushed graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar.
13. melt butter, add to crumbs mixture & mix well.
14. press into bottom & sides of pie dish.
15. Put into fridge to set hard, until ready for use.