Ingredients
Crust:
- 7 ounces "Honey Graham Crackers"
- 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
- 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Date Layer:
- 10 ounces whole pitted dry dates (recommended: Sunsweet)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Dash salt
- 2 tablespoons crushed pineapple
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Cream Layer:
- 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Whipped Cream Topping:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Garnish:
- 4 to 5 dates, sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup roasted chopped pecans
Crust Preparation:
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Process graham crackers in food processor until fine crumbs. Put in bowl and mix in chopped pecans, butter and salt. Pat into 9-inch pie pan. Pre-bake crust on bottom third rack of oven for 12 minutes
Date layer preparation:
Coarsely chop dates, then saute dates in butter for several minutes until caramelized; sprinkle with salt. In food processor, pulse pineapple and 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Add dates and process again until chunky.
Cream Layer preparation:
Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla until well incorporated.
Assembly:
Spread Date mixture evenly over pre-baked crust. Spread cream layer evenly over date mixture. Bake in middle of oven for 25 minutes at 350 degrees F until filling jiggles only slightly in the middle. Cool immediately in refrigerator or on dry ice at least 40 minutes until filling has cooled down and set.
Whipped Cream preparation:
Whip cream, vanilla and sugar until semi-firm peaks form.
Topping/Garnish preparation:
Spread a 1/4-inch layer of whipped cream over top of pie. Slice dates and roll in sugar. Garnish pie with sliced dates, chopped roasted pecans, and pipe remaining whipped cream decoratively.
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By glitterchild1_7...
Tulsa, OK
on November 29, 2010
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this pie is a great find for a foodie like me. its unusual enough and leaves people wondering what gives it its unique flavors-- nuts, dates, and sour cream-- but so simple to make. don't be skeptical about the sour cream layer-- its wonderful! i make this whenever i want to impress.
By astrohotty_9710756
Redlands, CA
on September 05, 2010
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My husband is Muslim and I wanted to surprise him for Ramadan. Dates are a popular snack in his culture and I remembered this pie in the Food Network Challenge. I will not use the sour cream topping but rather just use cool whip. I can't wait to try it next week!
By maryanne_hoekst...
new york, NY
on July 29, 2010
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I was skeptical about this recipe. I thought it would be overly sweet but it has a nice tang from the sour cream (I substituted greek yogurt and some saltiness which balances out the sweetness of the dates. I would make this again at the drop of a hat!
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