Crispy Chocolate Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter, for greasing
- 2 egg whites
- 115 g ground almonds
- 25 g rice flour
- 115 g caster sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond essence
- 225 g chocolate
- 4 egg yolks
- 55 g icing sugar
- 4 tablespoons rum
- 4 tablespoons double cream
directions
- Preheat the oven to 160'C/325'F. Grease and line the base of a 20cm flan tin.
- Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold in the ground almonds, ground rice, caster sugar and almond essence.
- Spread the mixture over the base and sides of the tin. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water and stir until melted.
- Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly, then beat in the egg yolks, icing sugar, whisky and cream until thoroughly incorporated.
- Remove flan tin from the oven and pour in the chocolate mixture. Cover, return to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until set.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely.
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