Chocolate Coffee Pie With Almond Crust

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (3 ounce) packages finely chopped blanched almonds
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 beat egg whites until foamy then add cream of tartar.
• 3 gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff and glossy.
• 4 fold in almonds.
• 5 spread mixture over bottom and sides of an oiled 10" pie pan.
• 6 bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 7 cool.
• 8 place 1/4 c sugar, gelatin and salt in top of double boiler.
• 9 beat together egg yolks and milk and add to gelatin.
• 10 cook over simmering water, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened.
• 11 add chocolate chips and continue cooking until chocolate has melted.
• 12 cool and stir in coffee liqueur.
• 13 beat egg whites until foamy. slowly add 1/4 c sugar and continue beating until whites are stiff and glossy. fold into chocolate mixture.
• 14 whip cream, adding final 1/4 c sugar and vanilla when cream is partially beaten.
• 15 spoon chocolate mixture and cream in alternating sections of cooled pie shell.
• 16 swirl with spoon to create a marble effect.
• 17 chill until firm.