Many years ago, I tried to recreate a Chocolate Pie that appeared in the film called ‘The Help’. Of course I searched for the recipe, and I found it, but I didn’t try it because of the amount of Sugar the recipe required. This is my own recipe and made the amount of the chocolate filling just right for the store-bought 22cm Flan/Pie Case. This Chocolate Pie is very easy to make.
Makes
8 Servings
Ingredients
1 Frozen Sweet Flan/Pie Base * I used 22cm Case
*Note: Home made sweet tart base would taste a lot better, but ready-to-bake frozen Sweet Pie Base is just fine. See ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’ if you want to make it from scratch.
1/2 cup Thickened Cream
1 tablespoon Caster Sugar
Chocolate Filling
150g Dark Chocolate
100g Butter
2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons Caster Sugar
1 pinch Salt
100ml Milk *OR Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Large Eggs *whisked
2 tablespoons Plain Flour
Method
- Preheat oven to 160℃. Place the frozen sweet pie case on an oven tray. It will thaw while you prepare the filling.
- Place Dark Chocolate, Butter, Cocoa Powder, Sugars, Salt, Milk (OR Cream) and Vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over low heat until Chocolate and Butter melt. Whisk well until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl, set aside until slightly cooled. Add Eggs and whisk well, add Plain Flour, and whisk well until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into the pie case, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. If the crust edges get too dark, cover with a sheet of foil. Cool completely.
- *Note: The photos below are the same Chocolate Pie that I baked in a 22.5cm Pie Dish using ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’.
- Whisk Thickened Cream and Caster Sugar until firm peaks form. Decorate the cooled Chocolate Pie with the whipped Cream.
Leave a Reply