If you’re looking for a quick and fancy pie that doesn’t take a lot of time or work in the pantry, then this easy choco pie will seal the deal for you. It is creamy, chocolate filled and topped with whipped and grated chocolate. The combinations of toppings are virtually unlimited and an assortment of ingredients can be used. The pie will look delicious from every angle because it’s one of those recipes you can put together at a moment’s notice for a casual family gathering.
Health benefits
- Chocolate has plenty of nutrients which allow the body to fight free radicals.
- The chocolate chip cookies are an excellent source of antioxidants which include minerals, phytochemicals and vitamins.
- Chocolate can help you to fight off cancer.
According to a study published in the international Journal of Cardiology, one group of subjects was asked to consume a daily dose of dark chocolate while another was asked to consume white chocolate for two weeks. Their results showed that dark chocolate intake greatly improved cardiovascular health in the subjects while those who consumed white chocolate didn’t have much to report in terms of positivity.
Ingredients
white sugar: 1/2 cup
flour: 1/2 cup
milk: 2 cups
medium squares of unsweetened chocolate: 2
egg yolks: 4
Butter: 2 tbsp
Vanilla extract: 1 tbsp
pie shells: 2
How To Make Choco pie
- Stir in sugar, flour, milk and finely chopped up chocolate in a saucepan.
- While stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until the mixture beings to bubble.
- Continue to stir for 2 more minutes.
- Mix the hot mixture into the egg yolks.
- Take care to beat them rapidly to avoid cooking the yolks.
- Stir the yolk mixture into the rest of the chocolate mixture.
- Cook for an additional one minute.
- Remove the mixture from heat.
- Add in butter and vanilla.
- Pour the fillings into a shell and refrigerate for two hours.
- Serve with whipped topping or grated chocolate for the best results.
Trivia
- Did you know that chocolate is a kind of vegetable? It comes from the cacao bean which grows on the cacao tree.
- White chocolate itself is not chocolate because it does not contain any cocoa solids, but it does contain cacao bean.
The ancient Aztecs valued cacao bean so highly that they used it as a form of currency during the zenith of their civilization.
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