Rhode Island Coffee Milk Pie
Winner in PPAC Contest to Celebrate Broadway Show Waitress
by Michelle Bisnaw, of Norton, Massachusetts
FOR THE CRUST:
1¾ cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs (about 11-12 chocolate graham cracker sheets) – I used regular graham crackers, adding 1 Tbsp of cocoa powder
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
7 tablespoons butter, melted
FOR THE FILLING:
2¼ cups whole milk
2½ tablespoons coffee syrup
4 egg yolks
¼ cup cornstarch
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoon instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons butter
FOR THE TOPPING:
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
FINALLY, I sprinkled more rubbed instant coffee on top of the presentation for a coffee ‘dusting’