PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TORTE

By stepjo7269

Monica Goin's (friend from TMR) friend Kami R. Smith Rich, chocolate truffle filling, peppermint crust, finished with sweet Chantillly and rasberry sauce.

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 2 c. heavy cream
• 1/2 c. whole milk
• 2 c. semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 whole egg
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1/2 t. peppermint extract
• ●Bring cream and milk to scald; add chocolate and combine well. Remove from heat.
• ●Using a fork, scramble the egg and add to the chocolate mixture making sure to continuously stir chocolate while adding egg.
• ●Add vanilla and peppermint extracts and combine.
• ●Pour into prepared crust.
• ●Bake at 325 F for 20-25 minutes or until mixture is set and not jiggly.
• Peppermint Crust:
• 3 c. Oreo cookies, crushed
• 6 York Peppermint Patties
• 1-2 oz. shortening
• Directions:
• ●Place Oreo cookies in processor and pulse until fine crumbs. Add York Patties to crumb mixture and pulse until in crumbs.
• ●Melt shortening and add to crumb mixture while processor is running. Curmb check--should be able to squeeze crumbs in palm of hand it stay in a clump and not crumble. If crumbles, add 1 T. melted shortening at a time.
• ●Place crumbs in bottom of well-greased pan. Press crumb on sides and bottom evenly.
• ●Bake at 325 F. for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Chantilly Creme:
• 2 c. heavy whipping cream
• 1 T. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• Directions:
• ●Whip cream with sugar and vanilla to a soft peak.
• ●Serve immediately.

Preparation

Step 1

As above.