Recipes
Chocolate Orange Layer Pie
Chocolate Orange Layer Pie
8 servings.
1 pie crust
Chocolate Filling
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Orange Filling
1 teaspoon unflavoured gelatin
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate Filling
In small bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Mix well. Stir in 2 tablespoons milk. Set aside.
In medium heavy saucepan over low heat (or double boiler), melt chocolate and 1 cup milk, stirring constantly until smooth. Blend in cornstarch mixture. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Blend about 1/4 cup of hot mixture into egg yolks. Gradually stir yolk mixture into hot mixture in saucepan. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in margarine and vanilla. Cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate until just cool, about 1 hour.
Spoon filling evenly into crust.
Orange Filling
In small saucepan, combine gelatin and orange juice concentrate. Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves. Cool slightly. In small bowl, combine whipping cream and powdered sugar, beat until soft peaks form. Fold orange juice mixture into whipped cream. Spread evenly over chocolate filling. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Serve.
Note: 1/8 recipe is 400 calories