Minny’s Chocolate Pie
This is a decadent chocolate pie which is so smooth and fudgy inspired by the character Minny in the movie The Help. In the movie, the lovely character Minny played by the amazing actress Octavia Spencer makes an amazing chocolate pie. The pie is very important in the movie and helps to send a very important message across (no spoilers here, watch the movie!)
This pie can be made in any pie crust you like even ready made ones, like Pillsbury. I used a shortbread crust and i loved the combination. Top this pie with whipped cream & chocolate shavings and be ready for your mind to be blown. The pie filling is gluten free so you can use a gluten free crust & the dessert is gluten free!
Happy Baking!
Servings: 1 9 inch pie
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 30-40 mins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Evaporated milk
1 cup Castor sugar
3 tbsp Cocoa powder
1 tbsp Cornflour
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Butter
30g Semisweet Chocolate
1 egg
9 inch pie crust pre-baked
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 340F. Have a 9 inch pie crust baked. You could you a ready made pie crust or make your own. I used a shortbread pie crust for it.
Melt the butter and chocolate together in a double boiler or in the microwave.
In a bowl, add the egg.
Add the sugar & whisk it together.
Add the evaporated milk.
Add the melted butter- chocolate and whisk the mixture together.
Add the cocoa powder, corn starch and salt and whisk it together. The mixture will be liquid.
Pour the mixture into a pre baked pie crust till 3/4th the way up.
Bake at 340F for 20 minutes. Take the pie out & cover with foil and bake for another 10-25 minutes till it its cooked through. Do not over bake.
Top with whipped cream & chocolate shavings.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips:
Use any pie dough, i used a homemade shortbread crust.
The filling is gluten free.
Bake at 340F. Halfway through be sure to over the pie with foil. this prevents it from baking.
Tastes amazing with whipped cream.
You can use this filling to make a gluten free cake as well.
