Irish Heart Attack
Very Rich Dessert Serves six generously. I made this for St. Patrick's Day. Great taste with mixture of textures. Bailey's can probably be reduced in recipe as it is quite strong. Will make for a party in trifle dish rather than individual servings.
Ingredients
Oatmeal Nut Mixture
  • 1C Old Fashioned Oats
  • 3/4C Flour
  • 1/2C Light Brown Sugar
  • 2tsp Instant Coffee Crystals
  • 1/4tsp Ground Allspice
  • 1/4tsp Salt
  • 1/2C Unsalted Butter, cut in 1/2" pieces
  • 3/4C Chopped Walnuts
Custard
  • 1 1/4C Chilled Whipping Cream
  • 12T Baileys Irish Cream
  • 3/4C Light Brown Sugar
  • 6 Egg Yolks
  • 1/4tsp Nutmeg
  • 1C Dried Golden Currants
Instructions
Make Oatmeal Nut Mixture First
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine oats, flour, 3/4 C brown sugar, instant coffee, allspice and salt in a bowl.
  3. Cut butter into mixture.
  4. Mix in walnuts
  5. Rub mixture between fingers to form clumps and sprinkle onto a baking sheet evenly.
  6. Bake until golden brown and crisp, stirring occasionally for about 35 minutes.
  7. Cool completely.
  8. Place in airtight container.
Make Custard
  1. Combine 3/4 C Cream, 6 T of Baileys, sugar, yolks and nutmeg in a metal bowl or double boiler pan.
  2. Place over simmering water, not touching bowl or pan to water.
  3. Beat until custard thickens and thermometer registers 160 degrees - about 8 minutes
  4. Remove from heat and beat until cool, about 8 minutes.
  5. Mix in remaining Baileys.
  6. Beat remaining cream to form peaks.
  7. Fold cream into custard
  8. Chill 4 hours or overnight.
Assemble
  1. Layer pudding, currants and crunch into goblets or sherbets and serve.
  2. May be assembled and chilled an hour before serving.