Almond Chocolate Ganache Pie AND Almond Chocolate Ganache Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Squares, or Bars! Yum! #ChocolateGanache #Chocolate #Pie #PieCrust #PieShell #Almonds #EasyRecipes #CookingWithAilsa!

Almond Chocolate Ganache Pie

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Almond Chocolate Ganache Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Squares, or Bars! Yum!

Haha! This is the very fancy, and VERY delicious Almond Chocolate Ganache Pie that I made for myself, for my own birthday - lol! The other name for it was my Concoction Pie, thinking of what to put in it, as I went along - haha! I should write the recipe down! Lol!

Okay, here I am to finally write down the recipe, formerly only in my head - lol! 

Almond Pie Shell 

Easy Schmeasy Pie Crust! #LowCholesterol Pie Crust Make this right in the plate – no rolling! 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp. Sugar Quick Dash of Salt

Liquid Ingredients - pour into a glass or jar, give them a good shake, then mix into Dry Ingredients, right in the Pie Plate or Dish : )

½ cup Vegetable Oil 2 Tbsp Milk

2 Tbsp Vodka (Obviously optional, but the Vodka makes for a very flakey pie crust - Yay!)

2 Tsp Almond Extract (Don't worry if you don't have any Almond Extract - is just a nice option!)

Just Press the pastry pie crust into your pie plate, or 9" X 13" Pan if you want to make Bars or Squares - all good, baby, no worries! You'll love it all!

Pop your pie Crust into the oven to bake, while you're getting the rest of the pie ready : )

Remember to poke the Pie Pastry with a fork, so air can escape - just random poking with a fork, or, make a little pattern - whatever you like, Baby-Cakes! lol!

I make up little baggies of the Base Mix for the Pie Crusts - makes it super fast and easy, the next time you want to make some pies! Yahoo! #Lifehack!

This is how this whole Almond Chocolate Ganache Dulce de Leche Pie came into being - I had to use up this other little treat that I had made, and couldn't get it to set as neatly as I wanted it to set... and then a whole new Pie was born - lol!

I think I just poured the Chocolate Ganache on an Oatmeal Cookie Base - is all good - you can't go wrong with a Chocolate Ganache poured over anything - cake, brownies, cheesecake, pies that like chocolate - lol! 

You're just gonna rough-chop your chocolate - any chocolate will work, including chocolate chips, if that's what you have in the house, but I really like the Suisse Chocolate Nougat, like the Toblerone Bars - kind of a Toblerone knock-off, so, if you got it like that, go ahead and use the real Toblerone - haha! 

Pie Filling

1 can Evaporated Milk

Cheesecake Filling (Optional, Very Nice!)

1 pkg Cream Cheese (8 oz, 250g each) 1/2 Cup Sugar 1 Tbsp Cornstarch 2 Tsp Vanilla 2 Tsp Lemon Juice 2 Eggs  

So you can straight up just go with a can of Evaporated Milk, pour that straight on your pie shell (take it out the oven, it'll already have started baking, then pour on the Condensed Milk, then back in the oven while you make the Chocolate Ganache and, if you like, the cheesecake filling - that is optional, but VERY nice - ah'yum!

Pour onto the Pie Shell and pop back in the oven - for the Cheesecake, bake the Cheesecake for about 45 Minutes at 350 - the top will crack, and you want that! 

How To Make The Chocolate Ganache! Yay! So Easy! 

Chocolate Ganache Recipe

8 Pieces of Chocolate

1 Cup Heavy Cream (Whipping Cream)

3 Pads of Butter (3 Tbsp Butter)

Directions: 

Rough Chop about 8 pieces of Chocolate - any chocolate you like - I like Suisse Chocolate

Heat up the Whipping Cream on the stove, along with the 3 pads of Butter, then stir in your Chocolate - the chocolate will melt pretty quickly - stir until completely melted and smooth - so good!

Pour your Chocolate Ganache over the Pie, Cake, Squares - anything you like - is super easy! Yay! 

Pop in the fridge until set : ) 

If you want to add Almond Slices, you can sprinkle the Almond slices  each layer, like, op of the Condensed Milk, then pour on the Chocolate Ganache, then re Almond Slices of the Chocolate Ganache - then pop in the fridge, let it set, completely - will take at least a few hours - is good to make this delightful Almond Chocolate Pie the night before, then it will definitely be set, and easy to cut neatly! Yum! 

Almond Chocolate Ganache Dulce de Leche Cheesecake 

Pie Crust

Cream Cheese Base

Dulce de Leche

Chocolate Ganache

Almonds

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Pecan Pie, Baby! Yum! 
And Easier Than You Might Think! You Can Do It! : )

Yummy Pecan Pie!

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A while back, I  made 3 Pecan Pies... 2 for the Church, and one for 'tasting' ... lol!  (I always like to keep one for mah'self!! haha!)  It was very easy to make, and I was worried, as many people are, that the Pecan Pie wouldn't set, because you're looking at all these ingredients that are 'wet', so you're thinking it might be runny, but it totally set, no problemo, so if you've been thinking about trying a Pecan Pie, or three.... this is a nice little recipe!  I just sent the photos from my cell phone, so will post those in a sec!

Easy and Delicious Pecan Pie

The Easy Schmeasy Pie Crust (it makes a huuuge difference in how tasty this pie is... and all other pies! lol!)





Easy Peasy Pie Crust 
This is the easiest pie crust, ever -- make it right in the pie plate, no rolling, just mix and press with your fingers.... and it's excellent for a low cholesterol diet... very low in fat and sugar, so great for diabetics, too... I love it because it's fast & easy (much like myself! lol!), delicious, and no lard -- ick!! The trick is to mix the milk with the oil -- I just shake it in a jar, or put the milk and oil in a glass, cover with plastic wrap, shake shake shake!  Fun to make with the kids, too! https://buildyourownhousebodylife.blogspot.com/2010/10/piecrust-easy-schmeasy-pie-crust.html

Ingredients:

3 Eggs, beaten (now what did they do to you?? haha!) (7 eggs for the 3 pies... 2 large, one small pies)

1 cup Corn Syrup (2 1/2 cups for the said 3 pies...)

3/4 cup Brown Sugar (2 cups for 3 pies...I think you see where that is going...!)

1/4 Cup Butter, then melt it... (slightly over a 1/2 cup butter for the 3 pies...)

1 teaspoon Vanilla (3 tsp. vanilla for the 3 pies... I'm like a broken record... remember those?? lol!)

Pecans... maybe about a cup per pie... I used a large bag o pecans for all three pies... enough to cover the bottom of the Pie Shell

Get all yer ingredients together, first (seems like a Good Idea!), and your pie plates.  I normally like to use glass pie plates, and the deeper, the better (insert bad joke, here... buh-dum-bum...), but when I'm making pies for the Church, it's easier to use tin foil pie plates. If you're using the glass or 'regular' pie plates, make the pie crust right in the pie plate, but I found that it was too tricky with the foil pie plates, so I poured the flour mixture into a glass bowl to mix, so I wouldn't frustrate meself! (See how I watch out for my sanity like that?? haha!)

Easy Schmeasy Pie Crust - low cholesterol and low fat!! 

Press the crumbly dough into the pie shell, start with doing the sides of the pie shell, first, then do the middle, set aside (no need to bake it, first...)

In a large bowl, crack and beat the eggs

Add the Corn Syrup, stir relatively slowly (mostly to prevent spillage!)

Add in the Brown Sugar (whisk with a spoon or fork, if you feel like it...)

Add the Vanilla

Cut the Butter, then melt in the microwave for about 40 seconds, let cool, and stir into mixture.  (Good idea to cool the butter, on account'a you don't want to cook the eggs! haha!)

Now you will have a delicious looking big bowl of caramel, basically! Yum!  You'll be pleased with what that looks like, already...:)

Preheat your oven to 350 Degrees Farenheit

Hilarious when the pecans 'float' to the top!

Carefully arrange the pecans on the bottom of the pie shell... get the kids to come and help, r at least to watch, since this is hilarious, when you pour the 'caramel' on top of the pecans, and they 'magically' rise to the top of the pie... this makes this pecan pie one of the most fun pies to make...! Start around the outside of the pie, then do the center, then 'fill in the blanks'... I used the whole pieces of pecan around the outside and in the middle, first, then used the not-so-whole pecans for the in-between bits... worked out really well, fer sure!

Almost done!

Gently pour the 'caramel' sauce over the pecans, about 3/4 of the way up the sides of the pie shell... the pecans will magically rise to the top -- really, that just breaks me up!! lol!

I always put my pies on another cookie sheet, so the bottom is protected, and had tin foil at the ready, to cover the pie when it is half-way done, so the pie crust won't burn... no need to be fancy, just pull off a square of aluminium foil enough to cover the top of the pie...

Bake for about 35 minutes - 45 minutes, but check after 20 minutes, or so, to see if the pies need to be covered... they should be 'set' by then, so the tin foil won't stick to the top...

You'll know when they're ready when they are lightly brown and no wiggling! haha!

And then, if you still want even more delicious Pie... my fave Peach Pie! Yay! Deeeelish!

Let the pie cool down, then pop it in the fridge to cool down completely.  This is another pie, like my favorite, favorite Peach Pie, that tastes better the colder it gets... and, of course, serve with delicious whip cream!! Yum!

My Favorite Peach Pie!!  Peach Pie

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Blueberry Fruit Tart #Blueberries #BlueberryPie #PieShell

Blueberry Tart -- you can use any fruit you like in this tart... cherries, apples, raspberries... anything at all!  It's light and easy, it's even a sweet but healthy treat for you and your loved ones (don't share it with anoyone who doesn't love you back -- my own little secret! hahahahaha! (You know that made me laugh! lol!)

Take about 2 Tablespoons of the Flour and Sugar Mixture, and shake it on the bottom of the pie shell. That'll prevent the Juices from being Runny.

I actually substituted my favorite new Barley Flour for the Regular Flour for this Pie Shell, to make it a little healthier. You can try that, too, to see if you like it. It was tasty, but I think I'll just use Regular Flour from now on...

Clean the Berries, then add in the Flour & Sugar Mixture.

Pour the Berries into the Pie Shell, and bake at 350 Degrees for about an hour. I always use an AirBake Cookie Sheet to prevent any Baking from burning. It'll catch any Fruit Juices that happen to bubble over, too, which will keep your Oven clean!

Since I use very little Sugar and No Topping on this Blueberry Tart (or any Tart...), it seems very reasonable to top the pie off with some nice Whip Cream!

See ya' Later, Baby! Ailsa!!

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