Frozen Chocolate Fudge Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup walnut halves, toasted
• 8 ounces chocolate, broken into pieces
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup whipping cream, well chilled
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 lightly oil 5 cup glass pie plate.
• 3 in a food processor, coarsely chop walnuts. coarsely chop 3 oz chocolate. add to walnuts. chop remaining chocolate with sugar then mix until cocolate is as fine as sugar.
• 4 with machine running, pour 1/4 cup boiling water and blend until chocolate is melted. add eggs and blend 30 - 45 seconds, stopping once to scrape down sides.
• 5 add butter, coffee and vanilla and mix for 1 minute. add flour to the chopped walnut chocolate mixture and blend until just combined, about 5 seconds. spoon mixture into prepared pan.
• 6 bake until edges are set and centre is slightly soft, about 30 - 35 minutes. cool completely.
• 7 freeze pie at least 4 hours. remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving. cut into wedges and garnish each serving with the whipped cream topping.