Amaretto Cream Pie
- FOR THE PIE:
- 3/4 cups Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon All-purpose Flour
- 2-3/4 cups Milk
- 3 whole Egg Yolks
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1/4 cups Amaretto Liqueur
- 1 whole Baked Pastry Crust
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- FOR THE TOPPING:
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Tablespoons Confectioners Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
- 3 Tablespoons Sliced Toasted Almonds
- Mix in a saucepan the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour. Stir milk in gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Slowly stir half the mixture into the egg yolks, slightly beaten. Then blend the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot mixture. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Blend in butter, almond extract and Amaretto. Pour into the baked pastry shell. Chill thoroughly. Top with meringue or whipped cream.
- For the whipped cream topping, beat whipping cream on high with a mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in powdered sugar and almond extract. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/amaretto-cream-pie/ (may not work)