ÁRKÁNSÁS POSSUM PIE

ÁRKÁNSÁS POSSUM PIE

INGREDIENTS

PECÁN SHORTBREÁD CRUST

·         1 cup áll-purpose flour

·         1/2 cup butter

·         1/4 cup brown sugár

·         3/4 cup pecáns, chopped

CREÁM CHEESE LÁYER

·         6 ounces creám cheese, softened

·         1/2 cup powdered sugár

·         2 táblespoons heávy creám

PUDDING LÁYER

·         1 cup sugár

·         1/3 cup cocoá powder

·         3 táblespoons cornstárch

·         2 táblespoons áll-purpose flour

·         Pinch of sált

·         3 egg yolks

·         2 cups whole milk

·         2 táblespoons butter

·         1 teáspoon vánillá

WHIPPED CREÁM TOPPING

·         1/2 cup heávy whipping creám

·         2 táblespoons powdered sugár

·         1/2 teáspoon vánillá

·         1-2 táblespoons chopped pecáns

·         gráted chocoláte

INSTRUCTIONS

CRUST

1.     Preheát the oven to 350 degrees F.  Melt the butter, then combine the butter, flour, brown sugár ánd pecáns by stirring with á fork.   

2.     Báke for ábout 15-20 minutes, just until the crust begins to brown áround the edges. Remove from oven ánd cool completely.  

CREÁM CHEESE FILLING

1.     In á medium bowl, mix the creám cheese, powdered sugár, ánd heávy creám using á hánd mixer until smooth.  Spreád over bottom of the cooled pecán pie crust.

CHOCOLÁTE LÁYER

1.     Combine the sugár, cocoá powder, cornstárch, flour, ánd sált in á medium sáucepán ánd whisk well. 

2.     In á sepáráte bowl, combine the egg yolks ánd milk ánd whisk well, then ádd to the sugár ánd cocoá powder mixture in the sáuce pán, whisking to combine.  

3.     Cook over medium heát, whisking constántly until pudding begins to thicken ánd bubble, ábout 7-10 minutes. Remove from the heát ánd ádd the butter ánd vánillá, stirring just until the butter is melted ánd combined.  Tránsfer the chocoláte pudding to á shállow bowl ánd cover with á plástic wráp directly on the surfáce of the pudding to prevent á skin from forming, then refrigeráte for 30 minutes to help the filling cool down.  

4.     When the filling hás mostly cooled down, remove the plástic wráp ánd stir, then spreád over the creám cheese láyer.  Cover the pie with plástic wráp, then refrigeráte for 4 hours until set.  

WHIPPED CREÁM TOPPING

1.     Beát the heávy creám with the powdered sugár ánd vánillá using á hánd mixer until whipped creám forms ánd holds it's shápe when betters áre removed.  Spreád the whipped creám over the top of the chocoláte pudding láyer ánd sprinkle with á hándful of chopped pecáns ánd chocoláte shávings before slicing ánd serving.

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