Que es Adobe Pie??

So "adobe pie," the actual pie that is, means different things to different people. The only time I've eaten it was several years ago when I was the pastry chef at a restaurant in Albuquerque. For staff meal one day, our salad chef, a truly wonderful New Mexican woman who's name I regret to say I've forgotten, made a layered ice cream cake with sliced almonds on top and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Pretty simple; just take some adobe colored ice creams, ie. chocolate, caramel, coffee, cinnamon, etc then layer them however you want in a springform pan with some chocolate cookie crumbs on the bottom. Sprinkle some lightly toasted sliced almonds on top and freeze until solid. Warm the sides of the pan to release and either drizzle with chocolate sauce or cut slices (with a warm knife) and top each piece with warm sauce.


Although her version was fabulous (and a great solution to the spontaneous dinner party), my mission is to develop an Adobe Pie recipe of my own - something a little more complex and a little less 10 minute meal - I mean it is my moniker for gad's sake. I'll keep you posted on my progress.

p.s. I'm a little addicted to picnik.com right now, thus the above image - I scanned in a photo of a slice of pie from one of my cookbooks then used to "doodle" feature to trick it out.