Chocolate Almond Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar (for a bitter sweet taste, add more if you prefer a sweeter filling)
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup ground almonds
• whipped cream, to garnish
• grated chocolate, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 blend crumbs into melted butter with sugar.
• 3 pat into bottom and partly up the sides of a 9" pie plate.
• 4 bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 5 set aside until cooled.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 melt chocolate in a double boiler.
• 8 blend in coffee and brandy.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 in bowl of food processor, blend butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 11 add eggs, one at a time; then add the melted chocolate mixture and ground almonds.
• 12 process until blended.
• 13 pour filling into prepared shell.
• 14 chill several hours before serving.
• 15 garnish with mounds of whipped cream, sprinkle with grated chocolate.
• 16 note: chilling time not included in prep/bake time.