Cherry Almond Mousse Pie Food

CHERRY ALMOND MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Bake pie shell according to package directions.
• In a small saucepan, combine unsweetened chocolate and 1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted.Stir in 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.
• Pour chocolate mixture into pie shell. Set aside.
• Set 8 cherries aside for garnish, and chop the remaining cherries.
• Add cream cheese to a large bowl. Use a hand-held mixer to beat it until smooth and fluffy.
• Add the remaining sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth.
• Beat in the water and then the pudding mix and remaining almond extract, beating until it starts to thicken.
• Fold in whipped cream and the cherries. Transfer to the crust.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Garnish with chocolate and cherries and serve.

CHERRY ALMOND MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Take and mix all the crust ingredients into a small pie. Once done, press the mixture into the bottom of your pie pan. Turn your stove to low heat and add in 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk and chocolate. Heat until mixture melts and is thick. Pour the chocolate into the crust and put it into the fridge. Next, mix your cream cheese until smooth. All in water slowly and vanilla pudding mix and mix. In a separate bowl, whip together the heavy cream until it's thick. Add to the pudding mixture bowl and fold the two together. Add in the sliced almonds and cherries and fold. Once done, put in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight until it sets.

CHERRY ALMOND MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Mix crust ingredients in a small bowl or pie pan. Press into the bottom of the pie pan.
• In a small saucepan heat ½ cup sweetened condensed milk and chocolate over low heat until chocolate has melted and mixture thickens.
• Pour into chocolate mixture over the crust and put in the refrigerator.
• Next, mix the cream cheese until nice and smooth. Slowly add in the water and the vanilla pudding mix, and mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until thick. Scrape into the bowl with the pudding mixture and fold the whipped cream and pudding together.
• Fold in the sliced almonds and cherries. Pour the filling into the pie crust.
• To set, refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight before serving.

CHERRY ALMOND MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, cook and stir 1/2 cup milk and the chocolate until chocolate is melted and mixture is thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon extract. Pour into pie shell; set aside. , Set aside eight whole cherries for garnish. Chop the remaining cherries; set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in water and remaining milk. Beat in pudding mix and remaining extract. Fold in whipped cream. Stir in chopped cherries and almonds. , Pour over pie. Chill 4 hours or until set. Garnish with whole cherries and, if desired, chopped chocolate.

CHERRY ALMOND MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Over low heat, stir 1/2 cup milk and chocolate until smooth.
• Stir in 1/4 t extract.
• Pour into crust.
• Save 8 of the cherries for garnish.
• Chop the rest of the cherries.
• In bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• Slowly add water and remaining milk.
• Add the pudding mix and the remaining extract.
• Mix well.
• Fold in the whipped cream.
• Stir in the chopped cherries, and almonds.
• Pour over the chocolate in pie crust.
• Chill.
• Garnish with whole cherries.

SOUR CHERRY-ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor to combine. Add the shortening and pulse until the mixture looks like cornmeal. Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Add the vodka and 2 tablespoons ice water; pulse until the dough just comes together but is still crumbly. Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap; shape into a disk and wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Make the filling: Put the cherries in a medium bowl. Whisk 1/4 cup cherry juice with the cornstarch in a small bowl. Transfer to a small saucepan and add the remaining 1 1/4 cups cherry juice and the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, whisking constantly, until thick and glossy, about 30 seconds. Pour over the cherries. Add the almond extract and gently fold to combine.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven with a baking sheet on the lower rack; preheat to 425 degrees F. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease the dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp with your fingers or a fork. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Add the filling to the chilled crust. Transfer the pie to the hot baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue baking until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling, about 55 more minutes. (Tent the crust with foil if it browns too quickly.) Transfer to a rack.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: Combine the almonds, sugar and egg white in a medium bowl; stir to coat. Spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer. Bake on the upper oven rack, stirring halfway through, until dry and lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely, then break into clusters. Sprinkle around the edge of the warm pie. Let cool completely.

CHERRY-ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar for crust in a bowl. Cut in butter using hands to mix and mush until thoroughly combined and mixture resembles tiny pebbles or cornmeal. Stir in almonds. Sprinkle with ice water until dough holds together in a ball. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss cherries, sugar, and salt for filling together in a bowl.
• Combine almond extract, amaretto, and cornstarch in a separate bowl until smooth; add to cherry mixture and mix well.
• Roll out refrigerated crust dough using a lightly floured rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface to desired thickness. Press into the bottom of an 8-inch pie pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until set, about 15 minutes.
• Remove crust from the oven and fill with cherry mixture. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake pie in the hot oven until edges of dough are golden and filling is bubbly, 35 to 45 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-CHERRY MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• For dark chocolate shards:
• Stir chocolate in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove bowl. Place sheet of waxed paper on work surface. Pour chocolate onto paper. Working quickly and using offset spatula, spread chocolate in thin layer over paper into 10x10-inch square. Place second sheet of waxed paper over, pressing to release most air bubbles. Roll paper up tightly into 3/4-inch-wide roll and chill until set, about 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 5 days ahead. Wrap in plastic and keep chilled.
• For cherry compote:
• Stir cherries and preserves in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until preserves melt and mixture begins to simmer. Reduce heat to medium and continue to simmer until cherries begin to soften, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir in almond extract. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm slightly before serving.
• For pie crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with nonstick spray. Process broken cookies, sugar, and pinch of salt in processor until cookies are finely ground. Add melted butter; using on/off turns, process until incorporated. Press firmly and evenly onto bottom and up sides of prepared dish.
• Bake crust until firm, about 12 minutes. Transfer pie dish to rack; cool completely.
• For mousse:
• Place 2 tablespoons water in small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir 3/4 cup cream and white chocolate in small saucepan over medium-low heat until chocolate is smooth. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture; stir until dissolved. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in 3/4 cup cream. Refrigerate just until chilled but not set, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Using electric mixer, beat chilled white chocolate mixture until firm peaks form. Fold in chopped cherries. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in medium bowl until foamy. Add almond extract and pinch of salt and continue beating until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Add egg white mixture to white chocolate mixture; fold just to incorporate.
• Spoon white chocolate mousse into cooled crust, mounding in center. Unroll dark chocolate shards from waxed-paper roll (chocolate will break into long, curved pieces when paper is opened). Arrange shards decoratively atop mousse. Chill until mousse is set, at least 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled.
• Cut pie into wedges and serve with warm cherry compote.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CHERRY PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine cookies and nuts; cover and process until cookies are finely chopped. Add butter; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, combine cornstarch and water in a small saucepan until smooth. Stir in pie filling. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Cool completely., For mousse, in a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cream; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat., In a large bowl, beat remaining cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and extract; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in gelatin mixture. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Fold whipped cream mixture into pudding. Refrigerate until slightly firm, about 30 minutes. , Spread cooled filling into crust; top with mousse. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Garnish with chocolate syrup and curls if desired.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY CHERRY ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mist a 9- or 10-inch pie plate with nonstick spray and set aside.
• Stir together first six ingredients until blended. Pour into prepared pie plate. Spoon pie filling over top. Bake 30 minutes.
• While pie is baking, make streusel topping by mixing Bisquick, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, and cutting in butter with a pastry blender, a fork or your fingers, until you have crumbs. Stir in almonds, if using (recommended). After pie has baked 30 minutes, sprinkle Brown Sugar Streusel over pie filling and return to oven to bake another 10 minutes, or until streusel is golden brown. Remove pie from oven and cool.
• Serve slightly warm, at room temperature or chilled from the refrigerator. It tastes great any way!