Irish Coffee Cream Pie

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• Filling:
• 1 package unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 2 tablespoons strong coffee or espresso
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons Irish whiskey
• 6 tablespoons Kahlua
• 1 cup whipping cream
• chocolate, shaved, for garnish

Method

• Crust: Preheat oven to 375F. Combine crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press into 9" pie plate. Bake until set, about 8 minutes. Cool completely.
• Filling: Dissolve gelatin in cold water and heat briefly to completely dissolve. Cool. Add coffee to gelatin mixture and stir. Mix gelatin and coffee mixture with the remaining ingredients, except the 1 cup whipping cream and chocolate shavings, and beat on medium speed until mixture holds peaks. Pour into cooled crust. Whip the remaining 1 cup of whipping cream and "frost" the top of the pie. Garnish with chocolate shavings before serving.

Notes

• SERVINGS: 8
• SOURCE: Char Zyskowski