California Black Bottom Pie
"Traditional pie with creamy chocolate and airy rum layers. This one is livened up by a walnut and graham cracker crust. You can use orange-flavored liqueur in place of the rum if you like. Lots of work, but it is very good. Please note: this recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs. Important: be sure to use only fresh eggs for this recipe."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cracker | 5 saltine crackers (15g) | 66 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Gelatin | 1 envelope (7g) | 23 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 4 egg whites
- 1 dash cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons rum
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 8 walnut halves