Crustless Chocolate Almond Pie Food

CHOCOLATE ALMOND HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll out one pie crust on a work surface lightly dusted with flour and cut into 4 equal wedges with a pizza cutter or knife. Spread 2 teaspoons of cream cheese over each piece, leaving about 1/2 inch bare around the edges. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chocolate chips over the cream cheese and gently fold the crust over, creating a triangular hand pie. Using a fork, press the edges to seal, and place the pies on a large ungreased baking sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining crust.
• Brush the butter over each hand pie and lightly press the sliced almonds into the tops of the hand pies in a single layer. Brush the almonds with a little bit of melted butter and lightly sprinkle the turbinado sugar over each hand pie.
• Bake until the tops are golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes. Let rest a couple of minutes and serve warm or at room temperature

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs and sugar in a 9-inch glass pie dish. Add melted butter and mix together. Press mixture firmly across pie dish and up sides. Set aside.
• Combine milk, sugar, eggs, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl and mix using an electric mixer until well combined. Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour filling into crust and immediately cover with plastic wrap. Cool on counter to room temperature. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim and flute edges. Fill with almonds and chocolate chips. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, cinnamon, extracts and salt. Pour into pastry., Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped cream and grated chocolate if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Stir bittersweet chocolate and unsalted butter in large metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water. Mix in dark corn syrup and 3/4 cup sugar. Whisk in eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt. Stir in toasted almonds.
• Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake pie until filling is set around edges but moves slightly in center when pie is gently shaken and crust is golden brown, tenting pie with foil if crust browns too quickly, about 1 hour. Transfer pie to rack and cool slightly.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Blend crumbs into melted butter with sugar.
• Pat into bottom and partly up the sides of a 9" pie plate.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Set aside until cooled.
• Filling:.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
• Blend in coffee and brandy.
• Remove from heat.
• In bowl of food processor, blend butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time; then add the melted chocolate mixture and ground almonds.
• Process until blended.
• Pour filling into prepared shell.
• Chill several hours before serving.
• Garnish with mounds of whipped cream, sprinkle with grated chocolate.
• Note: chilling time not included in prep/bake time.

CRUSTLESS CHOCOLATE-BANANA PIE

Steps:

• Thinly slice 2 bananas and layer them in the bottom of a 9-inch metal pie plate.
• Put pudding and Jello mix in a sauce pan (use a pan you can use metal utensils with) add the water.
• Heat to medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until mixture boils.
• Allow mixture to boil for 30-60 seconds, continue stirring.
• Immediately pour mixture in pie plate over bananas.
• Chill pie in refrigerator for 4 hours, then transfer to freezer.
• Allow to freeze completely.
• To aid in slicing, get the pie out of the freezer at least 30 minutes before serving.
• Serve with fat-free whipped topping, if desired.

CRUSTLESS ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar for 2 minutes or until smooth. Add the egg and almond extract; beat on low speed just until combined., Pour into a 7-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove to a wire rack; cool for 5 minutes., Combine topping ingredients; spread over cream cheese filling. Bake 7-8 minutes longer or until set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with assorted fruit if desired.