* Exported from MasterCook * Amaretto Chocolate Fudge Pie Recipe By : Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Pies Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate 1/2 c Unsalted butter -- +6 tb 1 1/2 c Sugar -- +2 tb 30 Amaretti -- crushed - Italian almond macaroons, - available at specialty foods - shops & some supermarkets) 4 Eggs -- room temperature 1/4 ts Salt 3 tb Light corn syrup 1/4 c Heavy cream 1/4 ts Almond extract 3/4 ts Vanilla 2 tb Amaretto Whipped cream -- accompaniment In the top of a double boiler melt 1 oz of the chocolate with 6 tb of the butter and let the mixture cool. In a 9x3" springform pan combine 2 tb of the sugar with the amaretti, stir in the chocolate mixture, and combine the mixture well. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and 1/3 of the way up the side of the pan and chill the crust. In the top of a double boiler melt together the remaining 3 oz of chocolate and the remaining 8 tb butter and let the mixture cool. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together the eggs and the salt, add the remaining 1-1/2 cups sugar, a little at a time and beat the mixture until it is thick and pale. Beat in the corn syrup, heavy cream, vanilla, Amaretto, and chocolate mixture. Pour the filling into the crust, bake the pie in the middle of a preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes and let it cool on a rack. Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan, remove the side of the pan, and serve the pie with the whipped cream. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -