Chocolate Pudding Pie with Salted Peanut Crust

Name: Chocolate Pudding Pie with Salted Peanut Crust
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 43 grams bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 71 grams 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (finely ground in a food processor); 2 Tbsps salted, roasted peanuts, optional; 0 teaspoons salt; 85 grams bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps sugar; 66 grams 1/3 cup sugar; 28 grams 1/4 cup salted, roasted peanuts (finely ground in a food processor or crushed in a bag with a rolling pin); 57 grams tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 28 grams 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably natural; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 10 servings Classic Whipped Cream, optional; 414 milliliters whole milk

For 86 cents per serving, this recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 246 calories, 4g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up roasted peanuts, classic whipped cream, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Position rack in lower third of the oven; preheat to 350F.

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Oven

To make the crust: Blend peanuts, sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and butter in mixing bowl until moistened.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Peanuts

Butter

Crust

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Spread in a 9-inch pie plate, using the bottom of a glass to press evenly over the bottom and up the sides.

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Spread

Bake until crust begins to set and colors slightly (12-14 minutes). If it puffs up while baking, press gently with the back of a fork.

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Crust

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Oven

Remove from oven, sprinkle chopped chocolate over bottom, and let soften for 1-2 minutes. With a pastry brush or back of a spoon, spread chocolate evenly all over. Cool, then chill until chocolate sets (about 30 minutes).

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Chocolate

Spread

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Pastry Brush

Oven

Whisk sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy medium saucepan.

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Corn Starch

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Add 3 TBSP of milk; whisk into a smooth paste.

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Milk

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Whisk

Whisk in remaining milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or spatula, scraping sides, until it thickens and bubbles at edges (about 5-8 minutes). Continue to cook and stir for 1 minute; add chocolate and stir briskly until melted and pudding is smooth (30 seconds more).

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Chocolate

Milk

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Wooden Spoon

Spatula

Whisk

Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Scrape into crust and level it with a spatula.

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Crust

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Spatula

Let cool for 1 hour, then refrigerate. Once filling is cool, cover and chill for several hours, or overnight. Top with Classic Whipped Cream; sprinkle with peanuts, if desired.

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Whipped Cream