Black-Bottom Cranberry Cream Pie
By brandnewlife
Ingredients
- RUM PASTRY CREAM
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- half and half
- 4 each egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons rum extract
- CRANBERRY TOPPING
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- CRUST
- 1 15 ounce Refrigerated pie crust (from 15 ounce box) softened on box
- GANACHE
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted (sweet) butter
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Details
Preparation
Step 1
1. In heavy 2-quart saucepan, mix 1/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons cornstarch and the salt with wire whisk. Gradually beat in half and half, then egg yolks. Cook over medium heat about 6 minutes, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until mixture just comes to a boil and begins to thicken. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and rum extract. Pour in medium bowl; cover with plastic wrap, touching wrap directly on surface. Refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 2 days.
2. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberries and cranberry juice to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in jam; cook 2 minutes. Stir in cornstarch/water mixture. Increase heat to medium. Heat to boiling, boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in orange peel. Cool 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until room temperature.
3. Heat oven to 450*. Bake pie crust as directed on box for One-Crust Baked Shell, using 10" tart pan. Cool on cooling rack.
4. In 2-quart saucepan, heat cream and butter over medium-low heat until hot (do not boil). Remove from heat; add chocolate chips. Gently stir with wire whisk until smooth; pour evenly over crust. Refrigerate crust with ganache is firm about 30 minutes. Spread rum pastry cream evenly over ganache; spread cranberry topping on top. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.
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