Mocha Almond Pie Food

MOCHA MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, cocoa powder, granulated 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 a few times until it is in pea-size pieces. Add the ice water and vodka and pulse until the dough starts coming together but is still crumbly. Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap and pat into a disk, using the plastic wrap to help you. Wrap and refrigerate until very firm, at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp the edge with your fingers. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes. Line the crust with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until the edge is dry, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and beans and continue baking until dry all over, 15 to 20 more minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Put the chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl. Combine 3/4 cup heavy cream and the butter in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, then immediately pour over the chocolate. Add the vanilla and salt (do not stir), cover with plastic wrap and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until melted and smooth. (If there are pieces of unmelted chocolate, microwave in 15-second intervals until smooth.) Set aside to cool.
• Beat the remaining 1 3/4 cups heavy cream and the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes. Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture in three batches (do not overmix; the filling should be light and airy). Transfer to the cooled pie crust and smooth the top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Remove the pie from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Make the topping: Beat the heavy cream and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Stir the chocolate syrup and espresso powder in a small bowl until dissolved. Fold about 2 tablespoons of the chocolate syrup mixture into the whipped cream, then spread on the pie. Drizzle with the remaining syrup mixture; sprinkle with the espresso beans.

MOCHA ALMOND ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Prepare crust by combining softened butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl.
• Beat until fuffy.
• Beat in vanilla and egg yolk.
• Gradually blend in flour until mixture is combined.
• Blend in finely chopped chocolate.
• Press mixture evenly and firmly over bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• Pierce bottom in several places with a fork.
• Bake crust in a preheated 375* oven until lighltly browned, about 12-14 minutes.
• Cool in a wire rack at least 30 minutes.
• Prepare filling: Mix almonds, brown sugar and melted butter.
• Add 1/4 cup of the coarsely chopped chocolate and mix lightly.
• Spread half of the softened ice cream in the cooked, cooled crust.
• Sprinkle evenly with half of the almond mixture.
• Cover with remaining ice cream,then remaining almond mixture, then place in freezer.
• Place remaining 1/4 cup coarsely chopped chocolate in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water, until melted.
• Stir in salad oil.
• Remove partially frozen pie from the freezer.
• Drizzle melted chcolate over the pie, dribbling from a spoon, or cone of rolled paper to pipe it on.
• Return pie to freezer.
• When top is set,cover with foil and freeze until firm, at least 4 more hours.
• To serve, remove pie from freezer about 30 minutes before cutting.

ALMOND MOCHA PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve coffee in boiling water; set aside. In a microwave, melt candy bar; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Fold in half of the whipped topping. Fold in coffee and remaining whipped topping. Pour into pastry shell; freeze. , Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with chocolate curls and additional whipped topping if desired.

EASY MOCHA ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave first 3 ingredients in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Stir in sugar and corn syrup. Whisk in eggs, sour cream and extract until blended. Pour into crust; sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 45 min. or until knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

MOCHA-ALMOND FUDGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Finely grind chocolate cookies in food processor. Add butter and process until crumbs are moist and stick together. Using plastic wrap as aid, firmly press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie plate. Bake crust 10 minutes. Freeze until cold, about 15 minutes.
• Spread butterscotch sauce over bottom of crust; freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Spoon ice cream into crust, pressing to compact and mounding slightly in center. Freeze 15 minutes. Spread fudge topping over ice cream; freeze 5 minutes. Press chopped toffee onto topping. Cover and freeze until very firm, at least 6 hours. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)
• Let pie stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

MOCHA ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg yolks until light, and add the melted chocolate, stirring to combine.
• Add the sifted flour mixture alternating with the coffee, beating just enough to incorporate them.
• Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks in a separate bowl and fold into the batter along with the almonds.
• Pour into a greased tube or Bundt pan and bake in a preheated 350F (180V) oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Cool a little before removing from the pan.
• Cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.

MOCHA PIE

Steps:

• Cut cookie dough in half widthwise; let one half stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften (save the other half for another use). , Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 11-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in marshmallow creme. Dissolve coffee granules in water. Fold the coffee, whipped topping and 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup into the cream cheese mixture. Pour into cooled crust. Chill for 1 hour. , Just before serving, sprinkle with nuts and drizzle with remaining chocolate syrup.