Oreo Cream Pie

 

Ingredients:

• Vanilla Cream Filling
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups whole milk
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped out with the point of a sharp knife and reserved (or, alternatively, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract)
• Oreo Filling
• 1 cup Whipped Cream
• 2 cups coarsly chopped Oreos
• 1/2 cup Hot Fudge Sauce
• Garnish
• 2 cups Whipped Cream
• 1/2 cup coarsly chopped Oreos
• 1/4 cup Hot Fudge Sauce

Methods

1. To prepare the vanilla cream filling, in a medium saucepan off of the heat, whisk together the sugar, salt, and flour. Add the milk and water to the whisked dry ingredients and heat the mixture over medium heat, constantly whisking and scraping the sides of the pan. Monitor the mixture carefully; when it begins to simmer and becomes thick and bubbly after about 4 minutes, let it cook for 1 minute more. You’ll know it’s finished when the cream thickens to the point where it covers the back of a spoon. Add 2 tablespoons of the heated mixture to the egg yolks and mix them together well. Whisk the egg yolks into the cream in the saucepan and let the cream simmer for 2 minutes, stirring and scraping the sides constantly to prevent burning. Add the vanilla seeds (discard the pod) or vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Pour the vanilla cream into a large bowl, cover it tightly with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator. Allow the vanilla cream to cool for at least 1 hour.
2. Once the vanilla cream has cooled, fold 1 cup whipped cream into the cooled vanilla cream. Add 2 cups of chopped Oreos, folding them into the cream until well combined.
3. To prepare the pie, spread 1?2 cup of the hot fudge sauce across the bottom of the Oreo pie shell. Sprinkle the remaining 1?2 cup of chopped Oreos evenly across the hot fudge. Spoon the Oreo filling on top of the chopped Oreos. Put the pie in the refrigerator to cool until it is firm, at least 2 hours.
4. To garnish, spread the 2 cups of whipped cream evenly across the pie. Sprinkle the 1?2 cup of chopped Oreos over the whipped cream. Using a spoon, drizzle the 1?4 cup of hot fudge over the top.
5. Oreo Cream Pie can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.