Chocolate Caramel Pie With Oreo Crust Food

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PIE WITH OREO CRUST

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a 9" springform pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Place the chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse until they are broken down into coarse crumbs.
• Melt butter in the microwave and pour into the food processor with the Oreo cookie crumbs. Pulse a few times or until the butter is blended into the mixture evenly.
• Pour the cookie crumb mixture into the springform pan and press gently until the crumbs evenly coat the bottom and approximately 1" up the sides of the pan. Set aside.
• Place the 60 unwrapped caramel squares and ½ cup heavy whipping cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds and continuing until completely melted. Stir in salt.
• Pour the melted caramel into the prepared pie crust.
• Create the top chocolate layer by placing chocolate chips and 1 cup heavy whipping cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir and then continue microwaving in 15-second increments, stirring in-between, until completely melted.
• Carefully pour and spread the chocolate layer on top of the caramel layer.
• Immediately sprinkle the top with coarse sea salt and place in the fridge to chill for a minimum of 2 hours.
• Serve chilled. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK-CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cookie crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min.; cool.
• Microwave caramels and half-and-half in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 1-1/2 min. Stir in nuts; spread onto bottom of crust. Refrigerate 10 min. or until set. Chop 2 oz. chocolate; sprinkle over caramel layer in crust.
• Microwave remaining chocolate in separate microwaveable bowl 30 sec.; stir until completely melted. Drizzle over pie. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE WITH OREO CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Add Oreos to the bowl of a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Add melted butter and salt, and process until crumbs are evenly moistened. Tip mixture out into a 9-inch pie plate, and press crumbs evenly into bottom and sides of pan. Bake until crust is fragrant and set, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Set a fine mesh sieve over a medium bowl. In a medium saucepan, whisk together granulated sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt. Pouring just a little at first, whisk the milk into the sugar mixture until you have a smooth paste. Gradually add remaining milk, whisking constantly. Whisk in egg yolks. Cook mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it has thickened and just come up to a low boil, about 8 to 9 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Pour custard through sieve, pushing it through with a rubber spatula. Discard any solids. Stir in chocolate, butter and vanilla, and let it stand for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Let cool slightly, then cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 6 hours.
• To serve, whip cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with crushed Oreos, if using.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PECAN PIE

Steps:

• The pie crust is the pre made oreo crust. Caramels are a bag of Kraft caramels unwrapped. I use real butter and real vanilla.
• Toast pecans to bring out the flavor. Watch carefully, not to burn. In oven at 350 or on stove in a cast iron skillet.
• Melt caramels, 1/4 c butter and 1/4 c water- low heat- stir often.
• Mix eggs, beaten well w/ sugar, salt and vanilla.
• Remove caramel from heat and add in nuts then sugar mixture. Stir well and pour into crust. This will totally fill crust. Have crust on a cookie sheet.
• I bake at 300 for about 30-35 minutes. Will be a little jiggly- sets up more when cool.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL PIE (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Caramel layer:.
• Cook sweetened condensed milk, butter, and sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.
• Increase heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly for six minutes or until mixture is as thick as pudding.
• Pour over prepared crust and refrigerate one hour.
• Truffle layer:.
• Stir chocolate chips, heavy cream, and butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth.
• Pour over caramel layer and refrigerate one hour.
• Mousse layer:.
• In a double broiler melt chocolate chips, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.
• Beat heavy cream in a bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in cooled chocolate.
• Beat ice cold evaporated milk until trails form.
• Beat into chocolate mixture just until blended DO NOT OVERBEAT!
• Spread over truffle layer and refrigerate for one hour.
• NOTE 1: I put the evaporated milk in a metal bowl and place in freezer until ice crystals begin to form around the edges and then beat.