Recipe Archives->Holidays->Amaretto Pie

Holiday Pie
Yield: 8 servings

1 1/2 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
1/4 cup chopped, toasted almonds
1/3 cup amaretto
1/3 cup finely chopped mixed candied fruits
1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp amaretto
1 lb marzipan fruits or 2 cups assorted fruits: plums, strawberries, peach
  slices, grapes, maraschino cherries, pineapple chunks, banana slices

fresh mint leaves; optional
candied mimosa or violets; optional

In a bowl, mix crumbs, almonds, butter or margarine.  Press mixture
firmly into an ungreased 9-inch pie pan, chill.  Soften ice cream
and stir in 1/3 cup amaretto and candied fruits.  Pour mixture into
pie shell.  Freeze until hard.

In a bowl, mix heavy cream, 2Tbsp amaretto; beat until stiff. Pile
whipped heavy cream into mounds around the outer edge of pie. Freeze
until ready to serve.  Decorate pie with marzipan or fresh fruits
pressing into cream.  Add mint leaves, mimosa and violets, if
desired. Serve at once.

Makes one 9 inch pie

Printable version: amaretto-pie.txt.