Coffee Tart

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Process almonds, cookies and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until ground.
3. Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter.
4. Press into a 10 inch tart pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
5. Cool completely on a wire rack.
6. Heat remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, coffee granules, and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
7. Stir constantly until smooth.
8. Beat egg yolks until thick and pale.
9. Gradually stir about 1/4 hot chocolate mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly - 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture reaches 160 degrees.
10. Remove from heat. (Mixture will be thick).
11. Spread 2/3 chocolate mixture into crust.
12. Cool remaining chocolate mixture 30 minutes.
13. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
14. Stir 1/3 of whipped cream into remaining chocolate mixture, then fold in the rest of the whipped cream.
15. Spread over chocolate layer on tart.
16. Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.