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Chocolate Pudding Pie

Flaky pastry smeared with a thin chocolate coating envelops a rich chocolate custard topped with soft whipped cream for a great Chocolate Pudding Pie recipe that will impress kids and adults alike!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate, pie
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chill time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Servings 10
Calories 356kcal

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 150 grams / 1 ¼ cups plain flour
  • ¼ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
  • 110 grams / 3.9 ounces butter chilled and cubed
  • 62 milliliters / ¼ cup ice water

Chocolate pudding

  • 500 milliliters / 2 cups milk
  • 55 grams / 3 large egg yolks
  • 100 grams / ½ cup superfine/caster sugar
  • 56 grams / ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 25 grams / ¼ cup cornflour
  • 70 grams / 2.46 ounces chocolate roughly chopped

Cream topping

  • 310 milliliters / 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
  • 35 grams / 2 ½ tablespoons superfine/caster sugar

Instructions

Pastry

  • For the dough, place the flour and salt into a bowl and stir to combine.
  • Add the cubed butter and toss through the flour to coat completely in flour.
  • Press each cube between your fingers to thin out and continue tossing through the flour, trying to ensure the butter becomes no smaller than the size of peas.
  • Add in a little of the ice water and stir to combine, continuing 1 tablespoon at a time until a dough forms, but ensuring it’s not too sticky, but that there are no dry portions in the base of the bowl.
  • Press firmly into a disc, wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 220C/425F.
  • Lightly flour your surface and both sides of your dough and roll out to ¼ inch thickness.
  • Flipping the dough and adding a small sprinkle of flour, where necessary.?Roll the dough around your rolling pin and place into your pie dish.
  • Pressing therein and trimming the edges, folding ½ inch of the dough under the edges and pinching firmly.
  • Shape your edges by holding your left index finger against the edge of the pastry and press down towards the edge of your pie dish.
  • Return the dough to the fridge for 20 minutes to chill.
  • Remove, pierce with a fork all over and lay greaseproof paper to cover the entire pastry.
  • Fill with baking beans or rice right up to the edges of your crust.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until the edges are golden, remove the baking beans and continue to bake until golden all over, approximately 10 further minutes.
  • Remove and whilst warm, sprinkle over 20 grams / 2 tablespoons of the chopped chocolate, allowing it to melt before spreading it over the base of your pastry. Set aside to cool fully.

Chocolate pudding

  • For the chocolate pudding filling, heat the milk in a saucepan on low until a light simmer begins to form on the edges of your saucepan.
  • Meanwhile, place the sugar and eggs into a bowl and whisk until pale and combined.
  • Sift the cornflour and cocoa powder into the eggs and whisk until well combined and smooth.
  • Slowly add in ¼ of the hot milk to the cocoa mixture and whisk to combine until smooth.
  • Repeat with the milk in batches until it has all been added to the chocolate and whisk until fully combined.
  • Pour the chocolate milk mixture to the heat and increase to medium, sprinkle in the 50 grams / 1.76 ounces roughly chopped chocolate and whisk as the pudding thickens to ensure it remains smooth and doesn’t burn to the bottom or sides of your saucepan.
  • Once thickened enough to stick to the back of a spoon, pour into your pastry and jiggle in the pie dish to smooth out the top.
  • Place in the fridge to chill for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight.
  • For the topping, place the heavy cream and sugar into a bowl and whip until soft peaks form.
  • Spoon on top of the pudding and shape to your preference.
  • Sprinkle over a little cocoa powder or fine chocolate pieces.
  • Slice and plate em up.
  • Dig in and enjoy!

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Notes

  • Cocoa powder: High quality plain cocoa powder is used to really give that chocolate flavor intensity.
  • Chocolate: Dark chocolate helps deepen the chocolate flavor and coat the pastry base without making the pie too sweet or soggy. You could substitute with milk chocolate in equal measure.
  • Heavy cream: Homemade whipped cream is best here for freshness and control over your cream topping. You could substitute with whipped coconut cream.
  • Setting your pudding: The key here is to use cornstarch or flour which helps thicken the pudding up and keep it that way once it has cooled. Both cornstarch and flour need to be heated to 60C/140F to activate that thickening power.
  • Pie dish: The pie dish used here is 18 cm / 7 inch which is around average, though a substitute would be a deep tart tin.
  • You can substitute with store-bought pastry: You can if you are short on time with shortcrust pastry being the best option to substitute for homemade flaky pastry.
  • Make ahead of time: This is a great make ahead without the cream topping and can remain perfect for up to 2 days before serving, however, once the cream topping has been added, you will want to serve it up within 4 hours.
Recipe by Roamingtaste

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcal