Chocolate Eggnog Swirl Pie

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, grated
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cups dairy or canned eggnog
  • 1 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
  • 2 tablespoons rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
  • Grated fresh nutmeg (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

1. For crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, nuts, brown sugar, and grated chocolate. Stir in melted butter. Press mixture onto the bottom and up the side of a deep-dish 9- or 10-inch pie pan or plate. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

2. For filling: In a small bowl, stir gelatin into the cold water; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine granulated sugar and cornstarch. Stir in eggnog. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved.

3. Divide filling into two equal portions. To one portion, add melted chocolate; mix well. To the other portion, add rum; mix well. Cover surfaces of both fillings with plastic wrap; cool for 2 hours.

4. Fold whipped cream into the rum filling; spoon into crust. Top with the chocolate filling. Using a table knife or narrow metal spatula, gently swirl the chocolate filling into the rum filling to marble. Chill for 4 to 24 hours. If desired, sprinkle lightly with grated nutmeg. Makes 8 servings.