Chocolate Kahlua Pie

Admittedly, there are 3 things that I have a weakness for right now:

1. methods of procrastination
2. Woodchuck Pear Hard Cider
3. CHOCOLATE

Interestingly enough, the last two often become the first...

Over the last several days, I have discovered that there isn't anything that my chocolate obsession cannot cure.

Meltdown in the parking lot behind the DKE house? chocolate chip cookie
Stressful day involving 5 meetings, 3 classes, and homework? chocolate ice cream
Headache from the incredibly loud fire alarm in my dorm? brownie

Beginning to see a pattern? Me too...

While no terribly traumatic event has happened to me today, I find myself in the kitchen with ol' faithful, hoping that my roommates don't kill me in my sleep.  Maybe they will eat themselves into a food coma so they can't...

Maybe they won't read this post.

Anyway, this pie has a dense cream cheese crust with a melty chocolate bottom layer and a fudgy Kahlua top.  Gosh, my mouth is watering just typing this.


My first attempt at an actual pie crust...

Not too shabby.

Kahlua.....

What a thing of beauty.

Mmmmmm.....

My mom just had a piece and told me that it was way better than the bran bread she had for breakfast... Go figure. You try it, you decide.


Chocolate Kahlua Pie


Cream Cheese Crust
from King Arthur's Flour Baking Companion

1/2 cup (4 oz) cream cheese
8 Tbsp (1 stick, 4 oz) butter
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Cream together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, and salt until smooth. (I am using a food processor, but you can use a fork or electric mixer.)  Add the flour and mix (very briefly in a food processor) until the dough has formed.  Shape the dough into a flat, 1-inch-thick circle.  Wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper, and refrigerate for 30 minutes (if chilled longer than an hour, let it sit at room temp for 15 minutes). Remove from fridge and roll out dough to 3/8 inch thick. Place it into a 9 inch pie pan. Trim edges.

Fudgy Chocolate Layer

2 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup half and half
1 tsp. Kahlua

Mix everything in microwave-safe bowl.  Heat for 30' - 1" on 50% power. Spread on top of unbaked crust.

Chocolate Kahlua Filling
adapted from my grandma's recipe

1 1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs
1 small can evaporated milk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 stick butter, melted
2 tsp Kahlua

Mix wet ingredients together.  In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients very well.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.  Mix well. Pour in pie crust (on top of melted chocolate).  Bake for 45 minutes at 325.