courtesy American Pie Council
Coffee Toffee Crunch a Bunch Pie won Best of Sho in the Professional Division of the 2012 National Pie Championships, part of the Great American Pie Festival.
Ingredients
- Crust: 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 bar melted toffee crunch milk chocolate bar
- Filling: 1 large box vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup strong coffee
- 1 teaspoon caramel flavoring
- 5 crushed English toffee bars
- 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
Garnish
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Crushed or whole toffee bars
Directions
- Crust Combine crumbs and sugar. Slowly add butter and mix well. Press into bottom and sides of pie plate. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. Once cool, brush melted toffee crunch milk chocolate bar on bottom and sides of crust before filling.
- Filling Whip pudding mix, half and half, heavy whipping cream, coffee, and caramel flavoring until creamy but firm. Fold in by hand the crushed toffee bars. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes. Spoon 1/2 cup caramel topping on bottom of pie crust that has been brushed with melted chocolate. Spoon filling on top of caramel layer. Return to refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours.
- Garnish Whip cream and sugar until stiff. Decorate pie as desired with whipped cream and toffee bars.
Susan Boyle, DeBary, Florida, won Best of Show in Professional Division of the 2012 National Pie Championships, sponsored by the American Pie Council and Crisco.
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