Chocolate Orange Mascarpone Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Pulse cookies in processor until fine crumbs; add butter and process until blended.
• Press mixture evenly into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake 12 minutes; cool on wire rack.
• Spread marmalade over cooled crust.
• Microwave chocolate in glass bowl, 15 seconds at a time, stirring, until melted.
• Gently mix mascarpone, sugar, liqueur and salt in large bowl just until blended (do not stir too much or mixture will curdle).
• Fold in melted chocolate until no white streaks remain.
• If desired, put ½ cup chocolate mixture in small ziptop freezer bag and snip off a tiny corner; reserve for garnish.
• Spread remaining chocolate mixture in cookie crust.
• Chill at least 2 hours until firm.
• Garnish: Cut orange into 1/4-in.-thick slices.
• Drain slices on paper towel, cut each slice in half, twist ends and arrange on pie.
• Pipe little dollops of reserved filling on orange twists to help secure.
• Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat all ingredients except heavy cream, until smooth. Gently fold in whipped cream. Use immediately, or refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, eggs, chocolate chips, sugar, orange zest and, if desired, orange liqueur., On a floured surface, roll out half the dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate; transfer to pie plate. Fill with ricotta mixture., Roll out remaining dough into an 11-in. circle; cut into 1-in.-wide strips. Lay half of the strips across the pie, about 1 in. apart. Fold back every other strip halfway. Lay another strip across center of pie at a right angle. Unfold strips over center strip. Fold back the alternate strips; place a second strip across the pie. Continue to add strips until pie is covered with lattice. Trim, seal and flute edges., Bake at 425° until crust is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• For the crust, heat oven to 350 degrees F. You'll need a 9 inch pie plate.
• Pulse cookies in food processor until fine crumbs; add butter and process until blended. Press mixture evenly into bottom and sides of pie plate. Bake 12 minutes; cool on wire rack. Spread marmalade over the cooled cookie crust.
• For the filling, microwave chocolate in glass bowl in short bursts, 15 seconds at a time, stirring until melted.
• Gently mix mascarpone, sugar, liqueur and salt in large bowl just until blended (do not stir too much or mixture will curdle). Fold in melted chocolate until no white streaks remain.
• If desired, put ½ cup chocolate mixture in a small zip top freezer bag and snip off a tiny corner; reserve for garnish. Spread remaining chocolate mixture in cookie crust. Chill at least 2 hours until firm. To garnish, squeeze zip top bag (like a pastry bag) to produce small chocolate peaks around perimeter.

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 325° F. In a food processor, pulse cookies and cinnamon until cookies are a fine crumb. Place crumbs into a mixing bowl, add butter and mix until well-incorporated. Add milk and continue to mix until the crumbs clump together. Press crumbs into a pie pan, working up the sides and across the bottom until the pan is covered and thickness is unform. Reefrigerate 10 minutes. Bake crust for 6 minutes at 325° F. Let cool on a wire rack and refrigerate 10 minutes before filling. OR TAKE THE EASY WAY - buy the crust already done. Filling: Dissolve the instant coffee in the hot water and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, stir the mascarpone (and cream cheese if used) to soften. Add the coffee, melted chocolate and vanilla and stir gently until evenly blended. Keep at room temperature while making the whipped cream. Beat the cream with an electric mixer until it holds soft peaks. Add confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the chocolate-cheese mixture, then spoon into the crust. Top with remaining whipped cream. Refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight before serving. Sauce: Bring cream, coffee and butter to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat and add chocolate chips and let the mixture sit 2 minutes. Add corn syrup and vanilla and whisk until smooth. The sauce will thicken as it cools and is best served slightly warm.