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Level medium
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Prep time 30 minutes
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Total time 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients for Chocolate-pecan crust
- 2 cups - chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
- 3/4 cup - pecans - finely chopped
- 1/2 cup - butter - melted
Ingredients
- 1 envelope - unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup - cold water
- 2 cups - heavy cream
- 1 6-oz - semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon - vanilla extract
- 22 caramels
- 2 tablespoons - butter
Directions
- Mix ingredients together and press into a 9 inch pie pan and up sides to form a rim.
- Bake at 350° for 10 minutes: cool.
Directions
- In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand one minute. Stir over low heat until completely dissolved. Stir in 1 cup of cream. Bring to boiling point: add chocolate and process with electric mixer until the chocolate is melted. While processing add 1/2 cup of cream, eggs, and vanilla; process until blended. Chill until thickened, about 15 minutes.
- In small pan combine caramels, 1/4 cup of cream and butter. Simmer until caramels are melted, stirring occasionally. Pour onto crust and let cool 10 minutes.
- With a whisk or spoon beat gelatin mixture until smooth. Pour into crust; chill until firm. Whip remaining cream for garnish.