Caramel Silk Pie Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy medium saucepan combine the 1 cup whipping cream, chocolate pieces, butter and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat.
• 2. Gradually stir half of the hot mixture into beaten egg yolks. Return egg mixture to chocolate mixture in saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened and begins to bubble (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat. (Mixture may appear to separate.)
• 3. Stir in the 3 Tbsp. creme de cacao or whipping cream. Place the saucepan in a bowl of ice water, stirring occasionally, until the mixture stiffens and becomes hard to stir (about 20 minutes.)
• 4. Transfer the chocolate mixture to a medium mixing bowl. Beat cooled chocolate mixture with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• 5. Spread caramel ice cream topping in bottom of baked pastry shell. Sprinkle pecans or almonds evenly over caramel. Carefully spread filling into pie shell.
• 6. Cover and refrigerate pie for 5 to 24 hours. To serve, top with whipped cream and if you like, garnish with chocolate curls.

Steps:

• Prepare Baked Pastry Shell; set aside.
• In a heavy medium saucepan combine the 1 cup whipping cream, the chocolate pieces, butter, and sugar.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted (about 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Gradually stir half of the hot mixture into beaten egg yolks.
• Return egg mixture to chocolate mixture in saucepan.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened and begins to bubble (about 5 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• (Mixture may appear to separate.) Stir in the 3 tablespoons creme de cacao or whipping cream.
• Place the saucepan in a bowl of ice water, stirring occasionally, until the mixture stiffens and becomes hard to stir (about 20 minutes).
• Transfer the chocolate mixture to a medium mixing bowl.
• Beat cooled chocolate mixture with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Spread caramel ice cream topping in bottom of Baked Pastry Shell.
• Sprinkle pecans evenly over caramel.
• Carefully spread filling into pie shell.
• Cover and refrigerate pie for 5 to 24 hours.
• To serve, top with whipped cream.
• If you like, garnish with chocolate curls.

Steps:

• Mousse:.
• Prepare mousse the day before.
• Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in small bowl and let stand 1 minute to soften.
• Add boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved and mixture is clear.
• Cool for two minutes.
• In medium size mixing bowl, stir together sugar and cocoa.
• Add whipping cream and vanilla.
• With hand mixer, beat (medium speed) until stiff.
• Pour in gelatin mixture and beat until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Makes about 1 cup.
• Thick Caramel Sauce:.
• Heat water, sugar, corn syrup and lemon juice on high heat in a heavy-bottomed 2 or 3 quart saucepan.
• When sugar starts to melt, stir constantly with a whisk.
• As soon as all of the sugar crystals have melted (the liquid will be dark amber in color), add the butter to the pan (the mixture will foam up considerably).
• Continue to whisk briskly until the butter has melted, then remove from heat.
• Add the cream to the pan (the mixture will foam up considerably), and then the salt and continue to whisk until sauce is smooth.
• Let cool in the pan for a couple minutes, and then pour into a glass mason jar and let sit to cool to room temperature.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• Crust:.
• Melt butter.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar and nutmeg.
• Press into a 9 inch pie plate or 8 inch square cake pan.
• Chill in refrigerator 2 hours before filling.
• Filling:.
• Allow cream cheese to soften.
• Beat cream cheese, sour cream and lemon juice together and slowly beat in powdered sugar.
• Lightly toast pecans, stir into caramel and pour into bottom of crust.
• Gently spread cream cheese mix over the caramel.
• Gently spread mousse over cream cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Set aside 2 tablespoons of chopped pecans for garnish.
• Mix remaining pecans with caramel.
• Spread in baked pastry shell.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over that.
• Spread with the mousse.
• Top with whipped cream.
• Garnish with reserved pecans.
• Refrigerate before serving for at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth; fold in whipped topping. , Spread half into pie crust. Drizzle with half of the caramel topping. Combine coconut and pecans; sprinkle half over caramel topping. Repeat layers. Chill until serving. Freeze option: Cover and freeze pie for up to 1 month. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before cutting.