Black Bottom Pie

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 422.8
  • Total Fat: 17.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 117.1 mg
  • Sodium: 296.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 58.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
  • Protein: 7.2 g

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Introduction

One of my favorite holiday treats - lots of ways to cut calories from this one. One of my favorite holiday treats - lots of ways to cut calories from this one.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    12 graham crackers, crushed
    2 T sugar
    2 T butter, melted

    1 T unflavored gelatin
    1 cup sugar, divided
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/4 cup cornstarch
    2 cups milk
    4 eggs, separated
    1 6-oz. package semisweet chocolate chips
    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1/4 cup golden rum
    1/4 tsp cream of tartar

    1/2 cup heavy cream

Tips

I discard the egg whites and use the equivalent of powdered egg whites and water, sometimes found in the cake decorating section.


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Using fork, mix crumbs, 2 T sugar and 2 T butter in a bowl. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water to soften.

In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and cornstarch. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks slightly. Add a small amount of hot custard. Stir. Return mixture to the saucepan. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

Measure out 1 1/2 cups of custard. Add chocolate chips. Pour into cooled pie crust. Set aside to cool. Refrigerate at least 45 minutes.

To the remaining custard, add the gelatin and stir. Cool to lukewarm. Add the rum. Stir. Refrigerate but do not allow the custard to congeal.

Beat the egg whiles with the cream of tartar. When soft peaks form, begin gradually adding the remaining sugar 2 T at a time. Fold egg whites into the rum mixture. Pour on top of the chilled chocolate layer.

Whip cream and garnish pie.

Serving Size: Makes 1 9" pie

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURIESTROUPE.