This Dulce de Leche Pie is a fabulously delicious ice cream pie in a vanilla wafer/pecan crust flavored with a little cinnamon.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword ice cream, summer
Prep Time 2 hourshours
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Author Christin Mahrlig
Ingredients
Crust
1/2cupfinely chopped pecans
3tablespoonssugar
1cupvanilla wafer cookie crumbs
1/2teaspoonground cinnamon
4tablespoonsbutter,melted
Mocha Fudge Sauce
2tablespoonsboiling water
1tablespooninstant espresso or instant coffee powder
1cupsugar
2tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
1cupwhipping cream
1/4cuplight corn syrup
2ouncesunsweetened chocolate,finely chopped
2tablespoonsbutter
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Pie Filling
2pintsdulce de leche ice cream
Whipped Topping,optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, stir together pecans, 3 tablespoons sugar, vanilla wafer crumbs, and cinnamon. Mix in melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
In a small bowl, Stir together espresso powder and boiling water until dissolved.
In a medium saucepan with a heavy bottom whisk together sugar and cocoa powder.
Whisk in whipping cream, corn syrup, and espresso mixture.
Add chopped chocolate and butter and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to a simmer for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let cool for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove 1 pint of ice cream from the freezer and let it get soft. Spread evenly on bottom of crust. Drizzle 3-4 tablespoons of sauce on top. Freeze for about 15 minutes and get the other pint out to soften.
Spread second pint evenly on top. Place back in freezer to freeze completely.
To serve, drizzle sauce on top and add whipped topping if desired.