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Frozen Mocha Pie

August 21, 2011 By Sarah 'n Spice 2 Comments

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This recipe is so easy and delicious. In fact I’m eating a piece as I type this blog post, for purely inspirational purposes of course. I had a request from FoodGawker from the husband. It’s one of his favorite sites to look through food pictures, point at it and say, “make this for me please”. I’m hoping I’ll be on that website someday. Make this one while summer is still here, you will be happy you did!

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Throw cookies in a food proceesor.

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Pulse until finely ground.

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Press into the springform pan.

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Spread ganache over frozen crust and soft ice cream

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EAT!

Frozen Mocha Pie
(Printable Recipe)

* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted and cooled
* 30 chocolate cookie wafers
Crust:Ingredients

Filling:
* 1 quart coffee ice cream

Ganache Topping:
* 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, pulse the cookie wafers until finely ground. Add the melted butter and pulse again until the mixture is the consistency of wet sand. If you don’t have a food processor, place the cookie wafers in an airtight zip-top bag and crush with a rolling pin or mallet; transfer crumbs to a bowl and mix with melted butter.

Pour crumb mixture into a 9-inch spring-form pan and, using a cup or your hands, press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Bake 10 minutes then set on a cooling rack. Let cool completely.

Once crust is cool, place in the freezer for 30 minutes to chill. Take ice cream out of the freezer and place in fridge for 30 minutes to soften.

Meanwhile make the ganache: place chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl; set aside. Place cream in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Pour cream over chocolate and let stand until chocolate has softened, about 5 minutes. Add butter and stir mixture until smooth. Let cool slightly before using.

To assemble, remove coffee ice cream from the fridge and transfer to a large mixing bowl. With a wooden spoon or a spatula, stir the ice cream so that it is spreadable (but not liquid-y). Quickly spread the ice cream into the chilled crust in an even layer. If the ice cream looks melted, place back in freezer until solid before proceeding. Pour the warm ganache over the ice cream and tilt pan to cover evenly. Transfer pie to a flat surface in the freezer and chill for at least 3 hours.

Pie can be stored tightly wrapped in plastic in the freezer for up to 1 week.
Recipe Courtesy of Handletheheat.com

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Comments

  1. AnticsInCooking says

    November 14, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Can’t believe I am just finding this post from you! This looks really, really good! Especially with the coffee ice cream. That is my second favorite after a Friendly’s ice cream flavor, Vienna Mocha Chunk. Which is really just a fancy way of saying coffee ice cream with big chocolate chunks in it. I bet that would go good with this recipe too. Even though we are coming in to cooler weather, I might still have to give this a try soon.

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    • Sarah 'n Spice says

      November 19, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      Ohhh that sounds wonderful! I promise, this is good even when it’s cold outside 🙂

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