Snickers Pie

Just came back :) finally i can enjoy MY home until Christmas, and then i'll go to Hamburg for my Nana :) Today is the Francesca's name day so i decided to bake a pie that resembles the American tastes =D snickers is perf!


Ingredients
For the crust:
1 1/4 cups dry-roasted, salted peanuts or dry cookies (i used last)
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Fudge layer:
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces of Snickers candy bars, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Cream cheese layer:
10 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Pulse peanuts, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small food processor until it is the texture of coarse sand. Pulse in the melted butter. Press nut mixture evenly in the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake until set, about 15 minutes. Cool while making the filling. Keep the oven temperature at 350 (180°) degrees.

For the fudge layer, combine butter and semisweet chocolate in the top of a double boiler; set over simmering water and stir until melted and smooth. Remove top insert and cool slightly.Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Set aside dry ingredients.

Using an electric mixer, beat together sugar, egg and egg yolk in a large bowl for 1 minute, until slightly thickened. Add vanilla and cooled chocolate mixture and mix until well blended. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour into crust. Bake for about 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the center comes out with moist batter still attached. Transfer pan to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Evenly arrange chopped Snickers bars over the top.For the cream cheese layer, beat together cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add egg, egg white and vanilla and beat until smooth. Carefully spread mixture over the Snickers bars. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cream cheese is set. Transfer to a rack to cool. Put it the refrigerator =)

You could also cover your pie with melted chocolate with some drops of whipping cream. I didn't cause my pie was too small. It'd be more delicious =D