Mile High Ice Cream Pie Food

MILE-HIGH ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In 3-quart heavy saucepan, cook sugar and water over medium-low heat, stirring often, until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium-high; boil gently, without stirring, about 8 minutes, until syrup turns a deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan. (Swirling the pan, instead of stirring, promotes more even cooking.) Gradually add whipping cream (sauce will bubble vigorously). Add 1/3 cup butter; stir gently until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Set aside.
• Heat oven to 325°F. In small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and 1/4 cup butter. Press crumbs in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
• Spoon 1 pint dulce de leche ice cream into cooled crust; spread evenly. Drizzle 1/3 cup of the Caramel Sauce over ice cream; sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the pecans. Freeze 15 minutes or until ice cream is almost firm. Repeat layers with chocolate ice cream, another 1/3 cup Caramel Sauce and remaining 3/4 cup pecans. Freeze until almost firm. Top with remaining dulce de leche ice cream and another 1/3 cup Caramel Sauce. Cover; freeze 6 hours or up to 2 weeks. Refrigerate remaining 3/4 cup Caramel Sauce until serving time.
• Before serving, remove side and bottom of pan; place pie on serving plate. Top with whipped cream topping. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining Caramel Sauce uncovered on High 1 minute or until warm. Drizzle sauce over each serving.

MILE HIGH ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Spread the chocolate ice cream in pie shell; top with layer of strawberry ice cream and place in freezer.
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites with vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy. Spread meringue over ice cream, which should be well frozen, carefully sealing to edge of pastry.
• Bake in very hot oven at 475°F for 2 or 3 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Freeze pie several hours or overnight. Serve with the Chocolate Sauce below.
• Chocolate Sauce
• Heat the chocolate and water together over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and salt. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove and add butter and vanilla. Serve warm over wedges of pie.

MILE-HIGH MUD PIE

Steps:

• Line an 8-quart bowl with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang. Tip the coffee ice cream into the bowl and smooth the surface. Sprinkle the chopped pecans on top and freeze until the ice cream is firm, at least 1 hour.
• Tip the chocolate ice cream into the bowl over the pecans and smooth the surface. Sprinkle the toffee pieces on top and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, put the sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse into fine crumbs. Pour in the melted butter and pulse to combine. Set aside.
• Once the chocolate ice cream is firm, tip the vanilla ice cream into the bowl over the toffee pieces and smooth the surface. Tip the cookie mixture on top of the vanilla ice cream; spread it evenly and press down firmly. Cover with the overhanging plastic and freeze until completely firm, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Turn out the pie onto a cake stand or platter lined with 4 squares of parchment so that the paper hangs over the edges of the platter. Peel off the plastic wrap from the pie and pour the chocolate shell over the ice cream to cover completely. Slide out the sheets of parchment.

MILE-HIGH LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the shortening and pulse a few times until combined. Add the butter and pulse just until coarse crumbs form. Add the vinegar and 3 tablespoons ice water; pulse until the dough comes together but is slightly crumbly. Pinch the dough - if it's too crumbly, pulse in more ice water 1 teaspoon at a time. Turn out the dough onto a large sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap the dough, then flatten into a disk. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 13-inch round. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhanging dough under itself, then crimp the edges. Refrigerate the crust until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork, line with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Place the crust on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Remove the parchment and weights and continue baking until the crust is a deep golden brown on the bottom, 20 to 30 more minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool while preparing the filling but leave the oven on.
• Make the filling: Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl until smooth; set aside. Whisk the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan to combine. Whisk in the water and lemon juice and turn the heat to medium. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook, whisking, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Slowly whisk about one-quarter of the sugar mixture into the egg yolks. Whisk in another one-quarter of the sugar mixture until smooth, then pour the mixture back into the saucepan. Continue cooking, whisking constantly to keep the egg yolks from scrambling, about 1 more minute. Stir in the butter and lemon zest until the butter melts; remove from the heat.
• Immediately make the meringue while the filling is still hot: Combine the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Very slowly beat in the sugar; continue beating until firm glossy peaks form, about 4 minutes more (do not overbeat). Give the lemon filling a quick stir, then pour into the crust. Immediately spread the meringue on top of the hot filling, spreading it all the way to the crust; use the back of a spoon to make swoops and peaks. Bake until the meringue is golden brown in spots, 5 to 7 minutes; do not overbake to avoid weeping.
• Remove the pie to a rack and let cool 1 hour, then refrigerate until completely cooled before slicing, about 4 hours.

MILE-HIGH ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift together the flour and salt.
• Cut the shortening into the flour-salt mixture until the pieces are the size of small peas.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over the flour mixture, and gently toss with a fork.
• Repeat until the dough is moistened.
• Form the dough into a ball, and roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Fit the crust loosely into a deep 9-inch pie pan, pricking well.
• Bake 10-12 minutes at 450° F.
• Cool.
• Layer the slightly softened ice cream in the pie shell.
• Beat the egg whites with the vanilla and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add ½ cup of sugar, beating until the egg whites are stiff and glossy and the sugar has dissolved.
• Spread the meringue over the ice cream to the edges of the pastry.
• Broil 30 seconds to 1 minute to brown the meringue.
• Freeze the pie for at least several hours.
• To prepare the hot chocolate sauce, put the chocolates, 1½ cups of sugar, and ¾ cup of heavy cream in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook until the sauce is thick and melted.
• Add the balance of the cream to achieve a pouring consistency.
• Drizzle hot chocolate sauce over each serving.

MILE-HIGH OREO ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Caot 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray.
• Seal 20 cookies in a resealable plastic food storage bag. Using rolling pin finely crush cookies.
• In small bowl combine crushed cookies with butter. Press into bottom and up sides of pie pan; freeze.
• Quarter remaining cookies; in large bowl, combine with vanilla ice cream. Press mixture into pie shell; freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle half of chopped Heath bars over pie.
• In large bowl combine coffee ice cream with remaining chopped Heath bars; mound over pie. Freeze until solid, 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• Just before serving, drizzle with caramel topping and garnish with whipped cream and more chopped Heath bars, if desired.