Millionaire Pie

Name: Millionaire Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 12 , Pecan Sandies, broken into rough pieces (about 2 1/2 cups) (see note); 1/2 cup, pecans, chopped; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 can, crushed pineapple packed in juice (20 ounces/567 grams); 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) plus 1 tablespoon, sugar, divided; , Salt; 3 , large egg yolks; 1 , (3-ounce) box pineapple-flavored gelatin; 1 cup, frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed, divided; 2 cups, heavy cream, chilled

Desserts or Baked Goods
Dessert Pies

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2008

This pie is so named because it's rich (from eggs and cream), it's gold (from lots of crushed pineapple), and it's supposed to taste "like a million bucks." In our recipe, we move the pecans from the filling to the cookie crust to produce a smooth, fluffy filling free from distracting chunks.

SERVES 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 30 minutes cooling and 5¾ hours chilling

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