Chocolate Espresso Pie
Serves 120 mins prep0 mins cook
Chocolate Espresso Pie is a silky rich chocolate cream pie with hints of espresso, caramel, and vanilla baked in a homemade flaky pie crust.
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What you need

tbsp unsalted butter

cup granulated sugar

cup heavy cream

tsp vanilla

tbsp espresso powder

tbsp unsweetened cocoa
Instructions
Pie Crust 1 Prepare pie crust according to directions. 2 Divide into two discs, cover in plastic wrap and let chill in fridge for 2 hrs. 3 Use one crust for lining the 9 inch pie pan and the second for creating decorative pie crust squares. 4 Roll out one crust to 1/8 inch thickness and line pie pan. Cut off overhanging crust. 5 Make filling. Chocolate Espresso Filling 1 In a medium bowl combine the warm melted butter and both sugars. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Transfer to bowl of stand mixer. 2 Add egg yolks and mix on medium speed with paddle attachment. 3 Next, spoon in half the cocoa powder, espresso, vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. Mix until smooth. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl as needed. 4 Add remaining cocoa powder and mix again. 5 Pour filling into prepared pie crust. Make Pie 1 Roll out second pie crust to 1/8 inch thickness. Use a ruler and sharp knife, cut out 1 inch by 1 inch squares. 2 Take a single square and very gently coat the bottom with a thin brushing of cool water. This will help the doughs to stick together. 3 Place the first square diagonally on the rim of the pie crust. 4 Repeat this process with the second piece covering half of the first. Continuing to layer squares around the rim of the pie. 5 Gently paint the square crust design with a thin coating of egg wash. 6 Place pie into the fridge for crust to firm for 15-20 minutes. 7 Preheat oven to 350 F (190 C), place pie on a thin cookie sheet and bake on middle rack of oven for 45-50 minutes until crust is golden brown and a thin baked chocolate layer has formed across the top. 8 Pie should not be jiggly like a wave when removed from oven. But, it won't be firm like a cake. 9 Place pie on cooling rack until completely cooled. 10 Store in fridge until ready to serve.View original recipe




