Chocolate Toffee Cream Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped chocolate covered toffee candy

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 make the crust:
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, butter and sugar.
• 4 press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie place.
• 5 bake for 10 minutes. place on a wire rack to cool.
• 6 prepare the filling:
• 7 measure the heavy cream in a 2 cup measuring cup.
• 8 heat the cream in the microwave for 1 minute until warmed.
• 9 remove the cream from the microwave and add the chopped chocolate/chocolate chips to the cream.
• 10 let stand, covered for 5 minutes, then stir until cream and chocolate combine and gets smooth.
• 11 in a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla.
• 12 beat with an electric mixer until smooth. alternatively, you can prepare this in your stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
• 13 gently beat in the chocolate/cream mixture into the bowl until fully incorporated.
• 14 fold in a 1/2 cup of the chopped toffee candy into the mixture.
• 15 pour this filling into your cooled chocolate crust and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup chopped toffee candy.
• 16 chill the pie until firm, about 2 hours or overnight to allow flavors to meld.