Kahlua Ice Cream Pie

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For this recipe, you can use any flavor ice cream that you enjoy. Vanilla, coffee, or chocolate chip ice cream will work well.

Jolene P. | April 9th, 2024

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Ingredients:

Qty	Unit	Ingredient
9	ounces	Chocolate Wafers	Chocolate Wafers Chocolate wafers - pronounced 'CHAWK-lit WAY-furs' are thin, crispy cookies made primarily from cocoa and flour. Unlike regular cookies, these are less sweet and have a more intense chocolate flavor, making them versatile Read more...
1/2	cup	Unsalted Butter » +1 tablespoon, melted	Unsalted Butter Unsalted butter pronounced 'uhn-SAWL-tid BUH-tur' is butter that has no added salt, offering the pure, sweet cream flavor of butter. This type of butter is preferred in baking and cooking because it allows Read more...
10	tablespoon	Kahlua » divided	Kahlua Kahlua - pronounced 'kuh-LOO-uh' is a popular coffee-flavored liqueur from Mexico. It's made from arabica coffee beans, sugar, vanilla, and rum, giving it a rich, sweet, coffee flavor with a hint of vanilla. Its Read more...
1	teaspoon	Espresso Powder	Espresso Powder Espresso powder - pronounced 'e-SPRESS-oh POW-der' is a concentrated form of dark roast coffee that's been ground, brewed, dried, and then finely ground again into a very fine powder. It's not just regular coffee Read more...
3	ounces	Semi-sweet Chocolate » chopped	Semi-sweet Chocolate Semi-sweet chocolate - pronounced 'SEH-mee sweet CHAW-kuh-lit' is a type of dark chocolate that contains a higher percentage of cocoa solids and less sugar compared to milk chocolate but more sugar than bittersweet Read more...
1	pint	Ice Cream	Ice Cream Ice cream - pronounced 'ICE-kreem' is a frozen dessert made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, combined with sweeteners, flavorings, and sometimes egg yolks. This mixture is churned at a low temperature Read more...
1	pint	Chocolate Ice Cream	Chocolate Ice Cream Chocolate ice cream - pronounced 'CHAW-kuh-lit ICE-kreem' is a flavor of ice cream that is made by incorporating cocoa powder or melted chocolate into the traditional ice cream base of milk, cream, sugar, Read more...
3/4	cup	Whipping Cream » whipped	Whipping Cream Whipping cream - pronounced 'WHIP-ing kreem' is a dairy product that comes from the high-fat part of fresh milk. When fresh milk sits, the fat rises to the top and can be skimmed Read more...

Prep Time	Process Time	Overall Time
30 Minutes	8 Hours	8 hours 30 minutes

Directions:

Before baking, preheat oven to 325°F / 160°C /Gas Mark 3

This pie needs to be frozen between layers and after assembly to ensure it sets properly. Each freeze time will vary based on your freezer but expect to freeze the pie for a minimum of 2-3 hours for each layer to set, with an overnight freeze for the final assembly.

1. Place chocolate wafer cookies in a food processor, and process to make fine crumbs.

2. Add 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter and process with on-off pulses, just to blend.

3. Press cookie crumbs evenly onto bottom and up the sides of 9" pie plate.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 325°F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.

5. In small saucepan, heat 6 tablespoons of Kahlua and the Espresso instant coffee over low heat until warmed and powder is dissolved.

6. Add the chopped semi-sweet chocolate and the remaining 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter.

7. Stir until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool completely.

8. Place vanilla ice cream in an electric mixer bowl and allow to soften slightly.

9. Add 2 tablespoons of Kahlua and beat on low speed to blend.

10. Spread over bottom of cooled wafer cookie crust and freeze until firm.

11. Spread the cooled chocolate mixture over ice cream pie and freeze again until firm.

12. Place the chocolate ice cream into a clean mixer bowl; blend in remaining 2 tablespoons of Kahlua.

13. Beat on low speed until blended, as above.

14. Spread chocolate ice cream mixture over the chocolate sauce on the pie.

15. Freeze until firm.

16. Pipe a decorative border of whipped cream around inside edge of pie.

17. Nothing left to do except Enjoy!

Submitted by Jolene P. | April 9th, 2024 See all of Jolene P.'s Recipes.

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@Jolene P. \| April 9th, 2024
For this recipe, you can use any flavor ice cream that you enjoy. Vanilla, coffee, or chocolate chip ice cream will work well. I gave it a 5

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