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amaretti chocolate fudge pie

Recipe by
Jane Kaylie
Los Angeles, CA

Amaretti Chocolate Fudge Pie

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For amaretti chocolate fudge pie

  • 4 oz
    unsweetened chocolate
  • 1¾ sticks (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 30 amaretti crushed
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3 Tbsp
    light corn syrup
  • 1/4 c
    heavy cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp
    amaretto
  • whipped cream as an accompaniment

How To Make amaretti chocolate fudge pie

  • 1
    In the top of a double boiler melt 1 ounce of the chocolate with tablespoons of the butter and let the mixture cool.
  • 2
    In a 9 x 3 inch spring form pan combine 2 tablespoons of the sugar with the amaretti, stir in the chocolate mixture, and combine the mixture well.
  • 3
    Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and one-third of the way up the side of the pan and chill the crust.
  • 4
    In the top of a double boiler melt together the remaining 3 ounces chocolate and the remaining 8 tablespoons butter and let the mixture cool.
  • 5
    In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together the eggs and the salt, add the remaining 1½ cups sugar, a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it is thick and pale yellow.
  • 6
    Beat in the corn syrup, the heavy cream, the vanilla, the Amaretto, and the chocolate mixture.
  • 7
    Pour the filling into the crust, bake the pie in the middle of a preheated 350 deg.
  • 8
    Oven for 50 minutes and let it cool on a rack.
  • 9
    Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan, and serve the pie with the whipped cream.
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