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August 2, 2011
New Orleans Chocolate Pie
Traditional Cakes & Pies
Prep time:
17 minutesbaking time:
20 minutes“This pie is so rich that Grandma gave the children only a half slice, which we called 'doll slices.'”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (about 27 wafers)
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened, divided
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 2 teaspoons rum flavoring
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2
Combine chocolate wafer crumbs and 4 tablespoons butter in a medium bowl and mix well. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
3
Melt chocolate chips and remaining butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat.
4
Add brown sugar, milk, coffee granules and rum flavoring to chocolate mixture and mix well.
5
Stir eggs and flour into the chocolate mixture. Fold in the walnuts. Spoon into pie shell.
6
Bake until pie is set, about 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before serving. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Brown sugar is what gives this pie its fudgy richness, and coffee and rum flavoring add a touch of New Orleans. For an even deeper flavor, Grandma used dark brown sugar. Sometimes she also used vanilla extract instead of rum flavoring. Either way she had a super-rich and flavorful pie.
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