nutty mousse pie
I made this pie for my co-workers for the first time about 2 months ago. Hopefully you will be licking your plates clean like they were!!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
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yield
8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 24 - nutter butter cookies, crushed
- 7 tablespoons butter, unsalted and melted
- NUTELLA MOUSSE
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup nutella
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- CANDIED BANANAS
- 4 medium bananas, cut into quarters
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon rum extract or frangelico liquer
- WHIPPED CREAM
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream, cold
- 1 package knox gelatin
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon frangelico liquer, optional
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- - chocolate shavings
How To Make nutty mousse pie
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Step 1For the crust:
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Step 2Mix together the crushed nutter butter cookies and the melted butter and press into a 9" pie plate. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Set aside to cool completely.
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Step 3For the Nutella Mousse:
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Step 4Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and remove from the mixing bowl and set aside.
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Step 5Mix the cream cheese, nutella and vanilla extract until well combined.
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Step 6Fold the whipped cream into the nutella/cream cheese mixture until well incorporated.
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Step 7For the Candied Bananas:
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Step 8Melt the butter in a pan and add the brown sugar until well mixed.
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Step 9Cut each banana in half lengthwise and than cut each half in lengthwise again. Cut each strip into bites size pieces.
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Step 10Add the bananas and rum or frangelico to the butter/brown sugar mixture and cook until the alcohol burns off and the bananas are candied. Set aside to cool.
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Step 11For the Whipped Cream:
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Step 12Dissolve the gelatin in the water and than heat in a sauce pan until the gelatin/water is clear. Set aside to cool slightly but do not allow it to solidify.
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Step 13Whip the heavy cream, sugar and frangelico (optional) until medium peaks are formed than add the cooled gelatin mix in small batches until fully incoporated. Whip on high until very stiff peaks are formed.
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Step 14Shave some chocolate to top the pie.
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Step 15Assembling the pie:
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Step 16Pour the nutella mousse into the cooled pie crust. Top with the candied bananas. Either spoon the fresh whipped cream on top or use a 1M star tip and make swirls of the whipped cream on top. Sprinkle chocolate shavings.
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