Cafe Au Lait Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups finely crushed biscotti or 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons ground coffee
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 to prepare the crust; stir together cookies and butter and press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
• 3 bake for 8 minutes.
• 4 cool completely before use.
• 5 to prepare the filling; in a saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and coffee grinds well.
• 6 over medium heat, slowly whisk in the 2 cups of whipping cream.
• 7 bring to a boil, whisking constantly.
• 8 reduce heat, and simmer for 1 minute while continuing to whisk constantly.
• 9 stir in the melted butter one tablespoon at a time.
• 10 pour the filling into the pie crust and refrigerate until cold.
• 11 to prepare topping; whip the remaining cup of whipping cream with 2 tbsp of sugar until soft peaks form in the mix.
• 12 swirl whipped cream over the coffee filling.
• 13 chill for 1 hour.
• 14 dust with cocoa and decorate with a few coffee beans.