Chocolate Amaretto Pie Recipes

CHOCOLATE-AMARETTO PIE

Steps:

• Melt ¼ cup butter in small saucepan; remove from heat; stir in cocoa.
• Cream 1 cup butter with sugar and amaretto; gradually beat in cocoa; add eggs, one at a time, beating 3 minutes after each addition; continue beating until sugar is completely dissolved.
• Pour into crust and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, chocolate and salt until well blended.
• Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Stir in Amaretto and almonds.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set.
• Allow to cool.
• You can serve warm or chilled.
• Store in refrigerator.

PIEDMONTESE "NO BAKE" CHOCOLATE AMARETTO COOKIES

Steps:

• Crush cookies into crumbs. Cream together butter, amaretto, and sugar, sift in cocoa powder. Add amaretti crumbs and mix well. Fold in nuts and roll in parchment or waxed paper as you would a compound butter. Refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve cold.

AMARETTO CHOCOLATE TART WITH APRICOT CREAM

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Liberally butter the tart pan.
• For the crust: Combine the all-purpose flour, almond flour, almonds, cocoa powder and sugar in a food processor. Process until the almonds are finely ground. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture forms a coarse meal. With the processor running, gradually add 2 tablespoons of iced water until the mixture forms a ball, adding extra water, as needed, if the mixture is too dry. Form the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Roll out the dough into a 10-inch circle on a lightly floured work surface. Place the dough in the tart pan and trim any excess dough from the top of the pan. If the dough cracks, press scraps of dough into the cracks to seal. Prick the dough all over, using a fork, and bake for 15 minutes. Let the crust cool for 15 minutes.
• For the filling: Place the chocolate and butter in a small bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Beat the eggs, liqueur, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour the melted chocolate into the egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour the filling into the prepared crust. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake until the filing has set and begins to crack slightly on top, 22 to 25 minutes. Allow the tart to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For the apricot cream: Beat the cream at high speed until stiff peaks form, using a hand mixer. Add the jam and vanilla. Beat until the jam is incorporated into the cream.
• Remove the tart from the pan and cut into thin wedges. Serve with a dollop of apricot cream.

FROZEN MILK CHOCOLATE AND AMARETTO MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• for crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Finely grind cookies in processor. Add melted butter; blend until moist crumbs form. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of pie dish. Bake until crust is set, about 12 minutes. Cool on rack.
• for filling:
• Stir chocolate and amaretto in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until chocolate is melted and smooth (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water). Remove bowl from over water. Stir in corn syrup. Cool to room temperature. Beat cream in large bowl to soft peaks. Fold 1/4 of whipped cream into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining cream. Spoon filling into crust. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTI

Steps:

• Crumble almond paste into a food processor; add sugar and pulse until evenly combined. Add egg whites and process until incorporated. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Sift together confectioners' sugar and cocoa; gradually add to almond mixture and mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° until tops are cracked, 17-20 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

DREMA'S "CHOCOLATE AMARETTO" PIE

Steps:

• 1. Prehead oven to 350 degrees F. Prick crust and bake for about 10 minutes. Cool. Set aside.
• 2. In top of double boiler, melt butter and chocolate till smooth.
• 3. In large mixing bowl combine and beat softened cream cheese, melted chocolate and salt till smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add in condensed milk and stir until smooth. Stir in amaretto gently.
• 4. Pour into prepared deep dish pie crust, sprinkle almond slivers on top and bake approximately 35 minutes. Cool and garnish if desired with whipped topping and chocolate curls. Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Beat the egg whites until peaks form.
• Beat in 1/4 cup sugar until the mixture is stiff and glossy.
• Mix yolks, milk, gelatin, the remaining sugar, and salt.
• Combine over low heat with the chopped chocolate.
• Heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has combined, smoothed, and thickened.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla and amaretto.
• Whip the cream.
• Pour the chocolate mixture over the egg whites, folding to combine.
• Cool mixture; when cooled, fold in the whipped cream.
• Pour into the crust and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO MOUSSE PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9 inch pie pan with aluminum foil (as smoothly as possible).
• Melt 1 cup of morsels with 2 teaspoons butter over medium heat.
• Spread melted chocolate evenly in bottom and up sides of pie plate to form the"crust" (shell).
• Place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in medium sauce pan, place remaining morsels, butter, condensed milk, and salt.
• Cook over low heat till chocolate melts, stirring continuously.
• Add water and continue stirring.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• While still stirring, add amaretto and cook for 5 more minutes or until mixture thickens.
• Cool mixture to room temperature.
• Add some of the whipped cream to the chocolate mixture, stirring briskly.
• Gently fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture.
• Remove chocolate"crust" from freezer, remove foil from shell.
• Pour chocolate mixture into chocolate shell crust.
• Chill for at least 3 1/2 hours before serving.
• *Slicesmay be garnished with a dollop of whipped cream which can be lightly sprinkled with slivered or crushed almonds.