Recipe - Kahlua Ice Cream Pie

PATTI VDRJ67A
9 ounce Chocolate wafer cookies
One half cup Unsalted butter; melted
10 tablespoon Kahlua; divided
1 teaspoon Expresso powder
3 ounce Semisweet chocolate; choped
1 tablespoon Unsalted butter
1 pt Ice cream; vanilla, coffee,
or chocolate chip
1 pt Chocolate ice cream
Three fourths cup Whipping cream; whipped

In food processor, place half of cookies, breaking into pieces. Process to
make fine crumbs. Repeat with remaining cookies. Add One half cup melted butter
and process with onoff pulses, just to blend. Press crumbs evenly onto
bottom and up side of 9" pie plate. Press crumbs evenly to rim. Bake at
325~ for 10 minutes. Cool completely. In small saucepan, heat 6 tbls Kahlua
and expresso powder over low heat until warmed and powder is dissolved.
Stir in chocolate and 1 tbls butter and stir until melted and smooth. Cool
completely. Transfer vanilla ice cream to electric mixer bowl and allow to
soften slightly. Add 2 tbls Kahlua and beat on low speed to blend. Spread
over bottom of cooled crust and freeze until firm. Spread cooled chocolate
mixture over ice cream in plate. Freeze until firm. Transfer chocolate ice
cream to mixer bowl; blend in remaining 2 tbls Kahlua as above. Spread
chocolate ice cream over sauce in pie. Freeze until firm. To serve, pipe
decorative border of whipped cream around inside edge of pie.

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