Almond Crusted Chocolate Custard Pie, with an almond and cacao cookie-like crust and silky chocolate egg custard filling.
Course Pie
Cuisine Mediterranean Fusion
Keyword Almond Crusted Chocolate Custard Pie
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Equipment
4 Individual springform pans or an 8-inch springform pan
Ingredients
Almond Crust Ingredients
6tbspButter softened
1 1/2cupsAlmonds
3/4cupFlour
1tbspSugar
1tbspCacao
1tspSalt
1Egg whisked
Chocolate Pie Custard Ingredients
3Eggs
1/3cupSugar
1/3cupCacao
2/3cupCream full cream coconut milk may be substituted
1tbspCoffee or Chocolate liqueur (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350Place the almonds in a food processor. Grind to a powder. Add butter and pulse. Add remaining dry ingredients. While mixing, pour in the whisked egg. The crust will come together into a dough ball.
If making one single pie, place the dough ball into a pie pan and press to fill the pan, crimping edges. If using 4 individual (4 inch) pie pans, divide the crust into 4 and press into individual pie pans. Set aside.
Whisk eggs and sugar together for 2 minutes. Add cocoa, cream and liqueur if using. Whisk until well blended. Pour into prepared crusts.
Bake for 35 minutes or until tops are firm and begin to form cracks.
Notes
This chocolate pie is delicious just as is but can be served with whipped cream on top, powdered sugar, crushed freeze dried raspberries or strawberries or a dollop of mascarpone on top.