Taste of Home
Coffee Cream Pie
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling
YIELD: 6-8 servings.
I created this sweet coffee-flavored recipe as an entry for our state fair, adding the toffee topping to "dress it up". I'm glad I did— the pie won first place and is now a family holiday favorite!
Ingredients
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2/3 cup sugar
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 cups milk
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3 tablespoons instant coffee granules, crushed
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3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 chocolate crumb crust (9 inches)
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TOPPING:
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1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
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1 cup heavy whipping cream
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2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 Heath candy bar (1.4 ounces), crushed
Directions
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1.
In the top of a double boiler, combine the sugar, flour and salt; gradually stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over boiling water until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in coffee granules.
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2.
Gradually stir a small amount into egg yolks; return all to pan. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; add butter and vanilla. Cool for 30 minutes. Pour into crust; chill.
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3.
In a bowl, dissolve coffee granules in a small amount of cream. Add sugar, vanilla and remaining cream. Whip until stiff peaks form. Spread over filling; sprinkle with crushed candy bar. Chill.
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