Chocolate Truffle Pie

Name: Chocolate Truffle Pie
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup ground Amaretto di Saronna cookie crumbs; 1 cup ground graham cracker crumbs; 8 tablespoons melted polyunsaturated margarine; 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 2 tablespoons cold water; 2/3 cup low-fat milk; 5 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder; 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus 1 1/2 teaspoons for garnish; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 cup Amaretto di Saronna liqueur; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/4 cups part-skim ricotta cheese, pureed until smooth in a blender

By Jean F. Tibbetts

Updated Nov. 3, 2022

Total Time: 1 hour, plus 3 hours' refrigeration
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Ingredients

Yield:10 servings

The Crust

1cup ground Amaretto di Saronna cookie crumbs
1cup ground graham cracker crumbs
8tablespoons melted polyunsaturated margarine

Chocolate Truffle Cream Filling

1½teaspoons unflavored gelatin
2tablespoons cold water
⅔cup low-fat milk
5tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
8ounces semisweet chocolate chips
¼cup confectioners' sugar, plus 1½ teaspoons for garnish
½teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¼cup Amaretto di Saronna liqueur
⅔cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1¼cups part-skim ricotta cheese, pureed until smooth in a blender

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

The Crust
1. Step 1
  Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Step 2
  Combine all the ingredients in a medium-size bowl and mix well. Empty the mixture into an 8½-inch heart-shaped tart form set on a large baking sheet. Press the crumbs against the bottom and sides of the form to make an even layer, then refrigerate the crust 15 minutes.
3. Step 3
  Bake the crust 15 minutes or until crisp and dry. Cool thoroughly then fill with the chocolate truffle cream.
Chocolate Truffle Cream Filling
1. Step 4
  Combine the gelatin with the cold water in a small bowl and set aside 5 minutes to allow the gelatin to soften.
2. Step 5
  Put the milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil; stir frequently. Remove from the heat, add the nonfat dry milk powder and blend. Immediately add the chocolate and ¼ cup confectioners' sugar. Cover and set aside 5 minutes, allowing the chocolate to melt.
3. Step 6
  Empty the chocolate mixture into a medium-size bowl. Add the vanilla extract, Amaretto and gelatin and stir until smooth; cover, set aside and allow to come to room temperature.
4. Step 7
  Add all but 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder to the cooled chocolate and stir to mix. Fold in the pureed ricotta cheese. Remove ⅔ cup of this mixture, add the remaining cocoa powder to it and mix. Empty into a pastry bag fitted with a ¼-inch star tip and set aside.
5. Step 8
  Evenly spread the remaining chocolate truffle cream in the Amaretto crust, then use the filled pastry bag to pipe chocolate waves around the inside edge of the pie crust.
6. Step 9
  Carefully transfer the pie to a serving platter and refrigerate 3 hours to firm the chocolate.
7. Step 10
  Just before serving, dust the top of the pie with the remaining 1½ teaspoons confectioners' sugar.