Khr-Vhal: Chocolate Creampie….
Damn it brain!
tommywantwingyyyyyyy: #Recipe
**Ingredients**
Crust:
25 Oreo biscuits, whole with filling in tact (244g / 8.5 oz) (Note 1)
5 tbsp/ 60g butter, melted
Filling:
1/4 cup / 40g cornflour / cornstarch
2/3 cup / 145g white sugar
Pinch of salt
2 cups / 500 ml milk (whole or reduced fat, not zero fat)
1 cup / 250 ml cream (pouring or thickened/heavy), or sub with milk (Note 2)
4 egg yolks
2 tbsp / 30g unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
150g/ 5 oz dark 70% cocoa or bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces or chopped
75g/ 3 oz milk chocolate (if not buttons, chop or break into pieces)
Topping
1 1/2 cups / 375ml thickened / heavy cream for whipping
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate for shaving
**Instructions**
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Cut a round piece of baking / parchment paper, the size of the pie dish (to cover filling).
Crust:
Place biscuits in a food processor and whizz into crumbs. Or place in ziplock bag and bash with rolling pin or heavy cans. Pour into bowl, add butter and mix.
Pour into a 23cm / 9″ pie dish, spread crumbs out across base. Use wooden spoon to press into sides (see video) and something flat to press into base.
Bake for 10 minutes, then allow to cool.
**Filling**
Place cornflour, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk to combine.
Add milk, cream and yolks. Whisk to combine.
Turn heat onto medium low (or low for strong gas stoves). As the mixture warms up, whisk regularly, but not constantly.
After around 3 minutes, you’ll feel the mixture thicken. Start to whisk constantly.
When the mixture starts bubbling (around 4 min), whisk constantly for 45 seconds then take it off the stove.
Whisk for a further 1 minute. Add butter, chocolate and vanilla. Whisk until chocolate melts and filling is smooth.
*Assembling*
Pour filling into pie shell, smooth surface. Gently place round baking paper on surface. Refrigerate for 12+ hours.
Remove paper. Poke to ensure it’s set – should feel like a set custard.
Whip cream. Spread cream over top of pie.
Optional: Use a knife to make chocolate shavings or grate chocolate directly over the top of the pie.
Serve, and feel like Martha Stewart!
**Recipe Notes**
1. You will need 2 standard Oreo packets. There are 14 in each packet so you’ll use all of one packet and all but 3 in the 2nd packet.
2. I like to add cream into the filling because it makes it just that touch more creamy and rich however, most chocolate custards / creme patissieres are made with just milk. So you can just use milk if you wish – the filling may take 30 seconds or so longer to thicken.
3. Australia: Plaistow from the supermarkets is fine, US: Ghirardelli is great.
4. This pie will keep for around 3 days, then I notice the base starts softening a bit.
4. I make this with a combination of dark and milk chocolate because the dark provides that intense chocolate flavour and the milk lightens the colour of the filling so it contrasts with the dark crust. You could make this entirely with milk or dark chocolate – works fine with both (white chocolate will work but is sweeter so I would find it’s too sweet for my taste).
While I encourage you to use good quality chocolate, this recipe works just fine with any baking chocolate. Use chocolate purchased from the baking aisle, not eating chocolate. Eating chocolate doesn’t melt as well (I learned the hard way when I first started baking!).
guacqueen: Now THAT’S a fucking pie. Thank you for not using gelatin and doing it right!!
mcampo84: Jesus Christ, /r/gifrecipes, a cream pie and a creampie are two ***vastly*** different things.
IMDonkeyBrained: This looks delicious. Thank you. There are also lots and lots of chocolate creampie recipes out there. Google image search the one you want ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Tuna_Toastbasket: What is the purpose of the paper? Would saran wrap also work?
ggggnnnnH: Okay, first the Thick Banana Creampie, now chocolate? Keep having to check which subs I’m in.
culll: Seriously. Cream _ pie. Come on. Remember the space
Snoopy101x: https://i.imgur.com/CvQ6vvs.jpg
TheLadyEve: That’s a nice looking pastry cream. And no lumps! Well done.
PaintyPaint98: Just a fun fact….a cream pie is a delightful treat for any occasion. You only bust out a creampie for special occasions. 😉
Edit: spelling
Sir_Dude: Are we just *not* doing phrasing anymore?
That_Deaf_Guy: Look how chubby her fingers and wrists are… You know this pie is gonna be lit
sexualbeefcake: Cream……..pie. Not creampie
my_pets_names: Gotta get the parents’ permission, first!
MEGA_SWEG: Fuckin hell, twice in one day
bheklilr: Looks very similar to the King Arthur chocolate pie recipe I’ve been using for years. Makes a very good pie that is always a crowd pleaser.
literalpsychotroll: Someone pls make me this
VnlaThndr775: PHRASING!!!
Poor_iggy_: risky click
Jenk1007: Risky click
awbw31: Oh…
