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Low-Budget Christmas Chocolate Pie Recipe At Home

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Wanna know how to make chocolate pie recipes for Christmas??? Got down to the right place.Stop struggling between choosing a healthy or a tasty chocolate pie recipe. Because here, you’ll find both coexisting.

Low-Budget Christmas Chocolate Pie                     Recipe At Home

Either you want to make a Christmas pie for your family or even the neighbors’, relax and keep following the given recipe. It will surely pay off beneficial.

Savor your Christmas with the added effect of chocolate, butter, and cream put together on a crusty and crackling pie base.

Beguile your taste buds with the slaying essence of this chocolate pie and stay tuned up for more but first have a look at the equipment that is needed for this recipe.

Equipements Required For The Chocolate Pie

Table of Contents

  1. Equipements Required For The Chocolate Pie
  2. Low-Budget Christmas Chocolate Pie Recipe At Home
    1. Ingredients
    2. Directions
    3. Recipe Video
    4. Notes
  3. Nutrition Facts
  4. Top Servings
  5. What Is Chocolate Pie Made of?
  6. Conclusion
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Mixing bowls
  • A hand whisk
  • An electric beater
  • A food processor
  • Wax paper
  • Tinfoil or parchment paper
  • An oven-safe glass pie mold
  • Rolling pin
  • Plastic sheet
  • A knife
  • A Fork
  • Saucepan
  • An electronic balance
  • A spatula
  • A double boiler
  • An oven
  • Oven gloves
  • A cutter
Low-Budget Christmas Chocolate Pie Recipe At Home
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Low-Budget Christmas Chocolate Pie Recipe At Home

5 from 1 vote
Recipe by Muneeba Seher Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium
Servings

18

servings
Prep time

40

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Calories

430

kcal
Estimated Price

30

$
Protein

4

g
Total fat

29

g
Cholestrol

75

mg

A Homemade Christmas Chocolate Pie Recipe is a low-cost alternative for overpriced chocolate pies. Price is lower than the market, but the taste, flavor, richness and creaminess of the cake is a surpass. This silkiness brings about the enhanced feeling and fame to the dish.

Ingredients

  • Ingredients For The Crust
  • 5 cups all purpose flour (600g)

  • 1 tsp of salt (5g)

  • 8 tbsp sugar (100g)

  • 2 cupss unsalted butter (450g)

  • 8 tbsp ice water (120ml)

  • Ingredients For The Ganache
  • 1 egg

  • 1 tbsp cream

  • Ingredients For The Ganache
  • 18 oz semisweet Chocolate (510g)

  • 1/2 cup coffee (120ml)

  • simmering water

  • Elements Required For The Filling
  • 16 egg yolks

  • 1 cup sugar (200g)

  • Elements Required For White Cream
  • 16 egg whites

  • 4 tbsp sugar (48g)

  • 2 pinches salt

  • Ingredients Required For The Whipped Cream
  • 3 cups heavy cream (360ml)

  • 2 tbsp sugar (24g)

  • Elements Required For The Topping
  • 1/2 cup chopped chocolate (70g)

  • 4 tbsp cream (60ml)

  • Elements Required For The Final Frosting
  • 2 cups heavy cream (570ml)

  • 3 tbsp sugar (36g)

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • some shaved chocolate

Directions

  • To Make The Pie Crust
  • Take a mixing bowl and add all-purpose flour in it.
  • Then add salt and sugar it and mix all the dry ingredients well

    Tip 1: Mixing all the dry ingredients first keeps the perfect ratio of elements in the recipe. And it also gives the ideal taste required.

    Tip 2: You can also opt for a pre-made crust base for urgent use. Bake it according to the given instructions behind the pack.
  • Cut the unsalted butter into chunks of an inch. Add it to the dry mix and add water to it.

    Tip 1: Make sure the butter is well frozen

    Tip 2: You can add another two tbs of water in the mixture if it seems dry to you.
  • Now mix the mixture thoroughly in a food processor. Then, combine it well on a wax paper. Keep kneading it until it gets all together well.
  • With the help of a cutter, take the required portion from the dough. Roll it well in the wax paper until it forms a smooth sheet with a little thickness.
  • Lay down the dough on the glass plate and push it downwards so that it gets stick to the base of the dish well. Smoothen the edges along the plate’s boundary and cut the extra part.

    Tip 1: For better results, let the dough rest for 30 minutes. Cover it with a plastic sheet.

    Tip 2: You can keep the leftover dough in the fridge for later use. Just cover it with a plastic sheet, and can retain for two days.

    Tip 3: To carve a design on the base, fold the edges of the dough inwards using your thumb and index finger.
  • Instructions To Make The Glaze
  • Take an egg and beat it well in a bowl.
  • Add cream in it and beat whisk well.
  • Brush the glaze well on the pie base.
  • Put the base in the oven and bake it for 425 F or 218 C for 10 minutes.

    Tip 1: Use oven gloves while baking.

    Tip 2: The egg glaze would let the pie come out crispier and crustier
  • Wrap a foil around the edges of the baked crust.
  • Bake it for another 5 minutes at 375 F or 190 C.

    Tip: By covering the edges of the crust, the center gets done correctly. Also that it would prevent the edges from burning. And give us an equally and perfectly cooked crust.
  • Instructions To Make The Ganache
  • With the help of a measuring balance, measure the required amount of chocolate in a bowl.

    Tip: It is better to use chocolate chunks or chocolate chips for more natural melting.
  • Add some water into a saucepan and bring it to bowl.
  • Put a glass bowl on the saucepan in a way that the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water in the pan and Let the chocolate melt properly.

    Tip: The steam produced from the water would result in a smooth melting of the chocolate.
  • Add coffee to the melted chocolate and give it the right mix.

    Tip: You can also add cream and water to the mix as per your taste.
  • Now, put the prepared ganache aside and allow it to cool.
  • Instructions To Make The Filling
  • In a container, separate the egg yolks from the white carefully.
  • Add sugar in it
  • Beat it in the electric beater at high speed with the paddle attachment for about 4 minutes.

    Tip: egg yolk adds creaminess to the pie.
  • Instructions To Make White Cream
  • Put the separated egg whites in the container.
  • Beat it in the electric beater with the help of whisk attachment and keep the speed high.

    Tip 1: egg white gives extra fluffiness to the pie.

    Tip 2: avoid overmixing as it gives you brittle peaks.
  • Instructions To Make Whipped Cream
  • Add cream in a container.
  • Add sugar to it.
  • Beat it well in the beater at high speed.
  • Instructions To Make The Topping
  • Add chocolate in a bowl.
  • Add cream to it and mix it well.
  • Now mix the ganache, filling, white cream, whipped cream, and topping one by one to get a smooth mixture and spread it over the pie crust.

    Tip: Fold the components from top to bottom and use a whisk in the end for final mixing.
  • Put the pie in the fridge for 6-12 hours.
  • Instructions To Make The Final Frosting
  • Put the cream in a container.
  • Add sugar in it.
  • Add some vanilla extract.
  • Now layer it over the refrigerated pie.
  • Sprinkle some shaved chocolate on the top.

Recipe Video

Notes

  • This chocolate pie recipe is landed amongst all pies for having raw eggs used in the preparation.
  • It doesn’t include cornstarch for thickening. Instead, the eggs play this part.
  • And the ancillary effects of the cream frame it to be legitimately silky.

Nutrition Facts

18 servings per container


Calories430

  • Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 29g 45%
    • Saturated Fat 17g 85%
  • Cholesterol 75mg 25%
  • Sodium 240mg 10%
  • Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
  • Total Carbohydrate 38g 13%
    • Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
    • Sugars 25g
  • Protein 4g 8%
  • Vitamin A 10%
  • Calcium 6%
  • Iron 8%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Top Servings

  • Banana topping: layer a few slices of banana on the top
  • Cherry topping: cut the cherries in half and layer on the top
  • The cocoa powder: you may sprinkle some cocoa powder on the top
  • Blazed creamy topping: bake the pie topped with cream in the oven for 5 minutes
  • Peanut butter topping: you may add peanut butter to your frosting if desired
  • Oreo topping: put some whole Oreo biscuits on the top or even crushed
  • Mint essence: add a few drops of the mint essence to your frosting
  • Almond essence:  you can also add it to the frosting

What Is Chocolate Pie Made of?

This chocolate pie recipe is just a mousse exalted by the magical effects of chocolate, butter, eggs, sugar, and cream.

Conclusion

This tempting recipe is ranked terrific amongst all the chocolate pie recipes for Christmas. As you take the very first bite of it, you revel in the real goodness of creamy, fluffy palate of the actual chocolate pie.

Try this enticing recipe and let us know if this savory pie melted your heart.

Let me know after trying this recipe in the comment box or share the best recipe for this Christmas that you make at your home and I will share it on my blog with your name and photo.

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Remisha Hasnain

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