Mrs Fields Chocolate Turtle Pie Recipe
Serves/Makes: 12
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
3 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
# **Filling***
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons water
2 cups heavy cream, scalded
5 large egg yolks
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.
Crust: In a medium bowl, blend graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Stir in
milk chocolate. Press the crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9"
pie plate. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Filling: Dissolve sugar in the water over low heat in a heavy medium saucepan;
stir constantly. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then let boil without
stirring until the syrup turns a light amber. While the syrup is boiling, brush
down the sides of the pan from time to time with a wet pastry brush to prevent
crystals from forming. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the hot cream
(be careful, it will bubble rapidly). Continue stirring, over heat if necessary,
until all of the caramel is dissolved into the cream.
In a medium bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks. Whisk about 1/2 c. of the hot
caramel cream into the eggs to warm them. Transfer the warmed eggs to the
caramel cream in the saucepan. Stir in the chopped semisweet chocolate and the
vanilla, stirring until melted and smooth. Pour the filling mixture into the pie
crust. Sprinkle the pecans and chocolate hips on top. Bake for about 35 min., or
until the center is just set. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then
refrigerate until firm, about 4 hr.