Ingredients
Hazelnut and Chocolate Pie:
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup hazelnuts, skinned and toasted
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more to dust the pie dish
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 4 eggs
- 1 stick butter, cut into 3/4-inch pieces, at room temperature, plus more to grease the pie dish
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Vanilla Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
To make the Hazelnut and Chocolate Pie:
Directions
Position an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
Put 1/2 of the chocolate chips, hazelnuts, and flour in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the hazelnuts are coarsely chopped. Pour the hazelnut mixture into a small bowl and set aside. Combine remaining chocolate chips and sugar in the food processor. Blend until the mixture is finely ground. With the machine running, gradually add the hot water until the chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Add the eggs, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Pulse until mixture is blended. Return the hazelnut mixture to the food processor and pulse to incorporate. Pour the mixture into a buttered and floured 9-inch pie dish. Bake for 35 minutes. Place the pie on a cooling rack and cool for 1 hour. (Top may crack during cooling.) Refrigerate for 2 hours. (Pie can be made 1 day in advance and stored in the refrigerator). Allow the pie to return to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
To make the Vanilla Cream:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream until it forms soft peaks. Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Continue to beat until cream holds stiff peaks.
To serve: Cut the pie into slices and dollop with the Vanilla Cream.
Photo: Hazelnut and Chocolate Pie with Vanilla Whipped Cream Recipe
















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By endbrockhaus_53...
Lansing, MI
on March 27, 2013
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Very, very, very good! I am a big fan of flourless cakes and so this recipe, though strictly speaking not flourless, will become my "go to" recipe when I am craving the chocolaty richness of a flourless cake but not the work (i.e. springform pan, water bath, lots of dirty dishes that goes along with it. If you want to make something easy yet impressive, this is your recipe.
By Kaplookie
New York
on February 17, 2013
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Wonderful! I made this to bring to dinner with friends and there wasn't a crumb left. I only had chopped hazelnuts, so I put them with the flour and half the chips aside from the start - I didn't add to the processor til the end, as I didn't want them to be pulverized. I did add gelatin to the whipped cream so it wouldn't be runny by the time we served it, but otherwise I didn't change a thing. Took it out after 35 minutes and it was perfect - not dry at all. This is a keeper!
By I can eat
on March 20, 2012
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Yum! I exchanged hazelnuts for 1/2 cup of cashews and 1/2 of almonds. I also added sliced dried fig and ripe bananas. It was more cake than brownie which made me sad. As for the whipped topping, I added some gelatin to help it last a few days in the fridge. It was an easy cake to make with simple ingredients.
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