Frozen Chocolate - Rum Pie

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark rum
• 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 6 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee (i use instant espresso)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark rum
• 2 cups well-chilled heavy cream
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 make crust: combine well the pecans, butter, rum and brown sugar and press into bottom and up sides of 10 inch glass pie plate.
• 2 freeze, covered.
• 3 make filling: in top of double-boiler set over barely simmering water, melt chocolate.
• 4 let cool for 30 minutes, or until completely cool and stir in coffee powder.
• 5 beat together vanilla, eggs and rum; beat in chocolate mixture.
• 6 in another bowl, beat cream until it holds soft peaks.
• 7 fold into chocolate mixture and pour into shell.
• 8 freeze, covered, overnight.
• 9 whip cream and icing sugar and mound on pie.
• 10 let pie stand 15-20 minutes and slice.
• 11 let slices stand 5-10 minutes more before serving.