Fort Knox Pie
From crabhappychick 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 12
I guess the "Ft. Knox" comes from not only the caramel "gold" in the bottom of the chocolate, but also because it came from Knox gelatin. This is such a show-stopping, deep, dark, rich chocolate, beautiful dessert that the caramel in the bottom oozing out really puts it over the top. Read more And the crust! We make this for every Thanksgiving and Christmas and many times through the year. See less
Ingredients
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- 6 ounces chocolate chips shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 22 pieces caramel candy shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs shopping list
- 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup melted butter shopping list
How to make it
- In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand for 1 minute. Stir over low heat until dissolved. Stir in 1 c. cream, bring to boil & pour into blender with chocolate. Process until chocolate is melted. While processing, add 1/2 c. cream, eggs and vanilla; process until well-blended. Pour into bowl and chill until thickened, about 15 minutes.
- Make crust by mixing 2 c. chocolate wafer crumbs, 3/4 c. finely chopped pecans and the melted butter. Press into 9" springform pan and up sides for a high rim. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool.
- In another pan, mix caramels, 1/4 c. cream and butter. Stir until melted; pour into crust and cool for 10 minutes.
- With wisk, beat chocolate mixture until smooth, pour into crust and chill until firm. Top with whipped cream.
- NOTE: To make this gluten-free, I've bought oreo-like gluten-free cookies, scraped out the filling, and used them like chocolate wafer cookies. Couldn't tell the difference from the regular crust. And it was WELL worth the effort!
The Rating
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Love chocolate and caramel!! Geat recipe.
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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Sounds great! I love caramel!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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