dark chocolate walnut caramel pie
this decadent pie, made with dark chocolate, creamy homemade caramel, and toasted walnuts is well worth the calorie splurge.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/4 cup heavy or whipping cream
- 8 oz semisweet chocolate, cut up
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1 9inch baked pie shell
Preparation
Step 1
prepare baked pie shell as recipe directs but bake crust about 2 minutes longer after removing pie weights or until deep golden. cool pie shell on wire rack at least 15 minutes.
in heavy 3 qt saucepan, heat sugar and water on medium-high until sugar dissolves and turns amber in color, 15 minutes, swirling pan occasionally.
meanwhile, in microwave-safe 1 cup liquid measuring cup, heat 3/4 cup cream in microwave on high45 seconds or until warm. place remaining 1/2 cup cream in refrigerator to keep cold for whipping later.
remove saucepan from heat. stir in warm cream until a smooth caramel forms(caramel will stiffen when cream is added) stir in chocolate and butter until completely melted. stir in vanilla extract and 1 1/2 cups walnuts. reserve remaining 1/4 cup walnuts to sprinkle on top of pie later.
pour warm chocolate filling into pie shell. cool 1 hour on wire rack, then cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or until set.
when ready to serve, in medium bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat remaining 1/2 cup cream until peaks from. with metal spatula, spread whipped cream on top of pie, leaving 1/2 inch border all around. sprinkle with reserved walnuts.