Mile-High Chocolate Pudding Pie
This recipe is taken from the 2018 Milk Calendar. Who can resist a classic pudding pie’s creamy, chocolatey goodness?
- Prep: 15 min
- Cooking: 5 min
- Refrigeration: 2 h
- Baking Time: 8 min
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) chocolate cookie or graham wafer crumbs
- Filling
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) milk
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) finely chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate about 3 oz (90 g)
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla
- Topping
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) 35% cream
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
- coarsely grated chocolate (optional)
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Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Crust:
Melt butter in a medium saucepan set over medium-low heat. Remove from heat; stir in crumbs. Turn into a 9-inch (23 cm) shallow glass pie plate. Press evenly up sides and on bottom of pie plate. Bake for 8 min in centre of preheated oven until set.
Filling:
In a medium saucepan, whisk cocoa with sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in egg as best as you can; add milk. Continue to whisk until smooth and no lumps remain. Set over medium heat. Stirring continuously, bring to a boil, about 3 to 5 min. Filling will thicken and bubble. Reduce heat to low; simmer gently and stir for 1 min. Add chocolate and butter. Stir until melted. Stir in vanilla. Turn into slightly cooled pie shell. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until cold and set.
Topping:
Beat cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Spoon onto chilled pie. Swirl. Grate chocolate over top if using. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Best eaten within a day of making.
Tips
If you don’t want a “skin” to form on the chocolate filling, press a piece of plastic wrap directly on surface of filling while it chills
For a fancier version of this pie, use a 9-inch (23 cm) tart shell. Garnish with gooseberries, cherries and chocolate curls.
Go all out and drizzle chocolate syrup over the whipped cream!
Nutritional information
Per serving| Energy: | 477 Calories |
| Protein: | 7 g |
| Carbohydrate: | 39 g |
| Fat: | 34 g |
| Fibre: | 2.2 g |
| Sodium: | 191 g |
Top 5 Nutrients
| (% DV*) | |
|---|---|
| Calcium: | 13 % / 147 mg |
| Vitamin D: | 39 % |
| Vitamin A: | 32 % |
| Vitamin B12: | 28 % |
| Riboflavin: | 21 % |
