Description
Indulge in this decadent Chocolate Icebox Pie, a rich and creamy dessert with a graham cracker crust and a luscious chocolate filling topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and pecans.
Ingredients
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Crust
- 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Filling
- 2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1 3/4 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 12 ounces evaporated milk or 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (1 can)
- 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2 cups small marshmallows
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Semisweet chocolate for grating
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
Instructions
- Make Crust – Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar. Press into a pie dish and bake for 8 minutes. Cool.
- Make Filling – Combine sugar, salt, flour, and melted chocolate in a saucepan. Add milk/cream, water, and egg yolks. Cook until thickened. Stir in butter and marshmallows. Fill crust and chill.
- Whip Cream – Whip cream with sugar until fluffy. Spread on pie. Top with chocolate shavings and pecans. Chill before serving.
Notes
- You will also need: small and medium mixing bowls, 9-inch pie plate or dish, small saucepan, whisk, electric mixer, spatula, grater
- Recipe tested with regular and kosher marshmallows, both yielding delicious results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
