Chocolate Coconut Crust For Frozen Pies Recipe
Ingredients
| Unsweetned Chocolate - 2 square, cut small | ||
| Milk | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Confectioner’s sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Shredded coconut | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), flaked | |
Directions
MAKING
1) Take a sheet of aluminium foil and press it over the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Let about 1-inch of foil hang outside the plate.
2) Using the Stir blade, pulse the chocolate squares in the blende till they are finely grated.
3) In a saucepan, add in milk and butter or margarine. Allow it to scald.
4) Pour the mixture over the grated chocolate.
5) Blend on LOW speed till the chocolate has melted completely, in about 5 seconds.
6) Add in sugar. Continue to blend on LOW till the sugar has dissolved.
7) Use a rubber spatula to free the chocolate mixture under the blade.
8) Add in 1/2 cup of coconut next. Process on LOW for a few seconds.
9) Transfer the mixture into a bowl. Add in the remaining coconut and stir well.
10) Pour the mixture into the pie plate. Press it into the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Allow the pie to freeze.
11) Once firm enough to handle, loosen the edges to lift the pie off the plate.
12) Peel of the foil and slide it onto a buttered pie plate.
13) Freeze the pie plate.
SERVING
14) To serve, spoon your favorite filling into the chocolate coconut crust.
1) Take a sheet of aluminium foil and press it over the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Let about 1-inch of foil hang outside the plate.
2) Using the Stir blade, pulse the chocolate squares in the blende till they are finely grated.
3) In a saucepan, add in milk and butter or margarine. Allow it to scald.
4) Pour the mixture over the grated chocolate.
5) Blend on LOW speed till the chocolate has melted completely, in about 5 seconds.
6) Add in sugar. Continue to blend on LOW till the sugar has dissolved.
7) Use a rubber spatula to free the chocolate mixture under the blade.
8) Add in 1/2 cup of coconut next. Process on LOW for a few seconds.
9) Transfer the mixture into a bowl. Add in the remaining coconut and stir well.
10) Pour the mixture into the pie plate. Press it into the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Allow the pie to freeze.
11) Once firm enough to handle, loosen the edges to lift the pie off the plate.
12) Peel of the foil and slide it onto a buttered pie plate.
13) Freeze the pie plate.
SERVING
14) To serve, spoon your favorite filling into the chocolate coconut crust.
Chef
