About
No stew for you here; we are sweetening up the pot (pie) a bit with something a little different for you. Cheers to Vino Pie! After your first bite of the creamy, indulgent, chocolatey, red-wine-infused, whipped cream-topped pie, you'll never go back to a slice of that plain old chocolate pie again. Raise your glass to this vivacious, homemade Vino Pie. Can we agree, everything is better with wine?!
Ingredients
- For the crust:
- 2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- salt, to taste
- For the filling:
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1 (25-ounce) bottle dry red wine
- 3 (4-ounce) bars bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- fine salt, to taste
- 2 cups heavy cream, cold
- chocolate curls or sprinkles, optional, to taste, for topping
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and adjust a rack into the center of the oven.
Step 2 -In a medium bowl, add the wafer cookie crumbs, 1 stick of the melted butter, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and the salt and stir to combine.
Step 3 -Evenly press the cookie crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
Step 4 -Bake the crust until it is dry and set, about 15-18 minutes.
Step 5 -Transfer the crust to a wire rack and let it cool completely.
Step 6 -In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the cornstarch and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar and whisk to combine.
Step 7 -Slowly add the red wine to the cornstarch mixture, while slowly whisking to prevent lumps from forming, and cook until it comes to a simmer and is very thick, about 8 minutes.
Step 8 -Transfer the wine mixture from the heat and add the chopped chocolate bars, the remaining butter, and the fine salt and whisk until smooth.
Step 9 -Transfer the chocolate filling into the cooled crust and refrigerate until chilled and set, about 4 hours and up to overnight.
Step 10 -In a large bowl, add the heavy cream and the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and use an electric hand mixer to beat until soft peaks form.
Step 11 -Spread the whipped cream over the top of the pie.
Step 12 -Sprinkle the chocolate curls on top of the whipped topping.
Step 13 -Slice and serve.
