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Dark Chocolate S’mores Pie – Secret Recipe Club

November 21, 2011 by mydanishkitchen

Dark Chocolate S’mores Pie

I came across a big secret the other day. It’s called The Secret Recipe Club and here is how it works. It’s a club created by Amanda from Amanda’s Cooking which you can join. Every month you are assigned a participating food blog which you then secretly visit and choose one of their recipes to make/bake and blog about. Someone is then in turn assigned to your blog and makes one of your recipes and so on. On reveal day everyone post their recipes at the same time and the secret is out of the bag, I thought this sounds like a lot of fun.

My Secret blog turned out to be a very lovely food blog named Alli-n-son and it’s run by Allison who is the busy momma of two very cute little boys. Allison’s blog is filled with lots of delicious food and desserts. After much going back and forth trying to decide on what to make, I finally decided on Alli’s tempting Dark Chocolate S’mores Pie.

This S’mores Pie quickly became a bit of a hot topic around our house because I wanted to make it with a meringue topping instead of the traditional marshmallows, and so you see, technically it is no longer a S’mores Pie. This is true! Meringue is made with sugar and egg whites while marshmallows are made with sugar, corn syrup and gelatin. Not the same thing I admit, but both white, soft and fluffy 🙂 so therefore in my mind an acceptable substitute. I had to take the topic to my work for other opinions and imagine they all sided with my husband 😦 But as we all know, “you can always tell a Dane, but you can’t tell em much”. Yes that’s right, the stubborn Dane came out in me and so it is a S’mores Pie with Meringue topping.

Dark Chocolate S’mores Pie with Meringue Topping

The pie came out much better than expected. Originally I made this pie with cinnamon graham crackers which was too sweet, so I would recommend using regular graham crackers. Also, with the Meringue topping, the pie is best the same day it’s made. Other than that, wonderful pie and a lot of fun to make.

Ingredients:

For the crust:

1 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs (123 g or 4.3 oz)

1/4 cup granulated sugar (55 g or 1.9 oz)

4 tablespoons butter, melted (56 g or 1.9 oz)

For the filling:

4 egg yolks

1 cup granulated sugar (220 g 7.7 oz)

1/4 cup cornstarch (33 g or 1.1 oz)

6 tablespoons cocoa powder

a pinch of sea salt

3 cups skim milk (710 ml or 24 fl oz)

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (28 g or 1 oz)

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For the topping:

4 large egg whites

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (130 g or 4.6 oz)

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions:

To make the crust:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

Place graham crackers in a food processor or blender and process until you have a fine crumb. Place cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter in a small bowl and stir to combine. Place crumb mixture in a 9 inch baking dish and gently press crumbs out and up the sides of the pie dish. Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Set aside to cool. Shut oven off but keep oven door closed to preserve the heat for later use.

To make the filling:

In a medium bowl using an electrical mixer, beat egg yolks to combine and set aside. In a medium sauce pan combine sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, salt and milk. Whisk vigorously to combine at first, then set heat to medium and bring mixture to a simmer stirring frequently. Allow to simmer for 1 minute, remove from heat.

While beating the egg yolks, slowly add 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks. Then pour the beaten egg mixture back into the sauce pan with the remaining chocolate mixture, return to the stove and over medium heat bring mixture back up to a simmer. Allow to continue to simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla, stir to combine. Pour pudding mixture into baked pie crust and set aside, the pudding filling will continue to set.

To make the topping:

Separate the egg whites from the yolks and place the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl of your electrical mixer. Using the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Meringue should still have a glossy appearance.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C)

Spread meringue over the pie filling or fill meringue into a piping bag fitted with a decorating tip and pipe meringue onto the pie filling, starting in the center working your way out to the edge of pie. Return the pie to the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until peaks are golden brown.

Place on wire rack and allow to cool. Serve and enjoy same day!

Source: crust and filling adapted from Alli-n-son, meringue is from Joyofbaking

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28 Responses

  1. on March 1, 2015 at 09:15 Lone

    Hej Gitte – 1000 tak, og også for tippet om at bage samme dag. Vi må i gang med at teste 🙂


  2. on February 27, 2015 at 03:29 Lone Christensen

    Hej Gitte – Min søn ønsker sig en smore pie til dessert til sin konfirmation, og din lyder fabulous 🙂 Du skulle vel ikke have opskriften i gram og deciliter?
    Mange hilsner fra Århus,
    Lone


    • on February 28, 2015 at 06:48 mydanishkitchen

      Hej Lone, jeg må have haft travlt den dag siden opskriften ikke blev lavet om til metrisk. Nå men jeg har gjort det nu, så kig bare ind på siden. Vær opmærksom på at den er bedst når den er lavet den samme dag som den bliver severet. Du kan nok godt lægge pie crusten og fyldet sammen dagen i forvejen, men marengs toppen er helt sikkert best når den er lavet samme dag.
      https://mydanishkitchen.com/2011/11/21/secret-recipe-club-dark-chocolate-smores-pie/


  3. on November 29, 2011 at 20:45 Lindsay {Life and Kitchen}

    This is beautiful! Do you have any leftovers to send to me?? 🙂


  4. on November 26, 2011 at 00:20 Teri @ The Freshman Cook

    What a beautiful pie!


  5. on November 25, 2011 at 16:33 Sid's Sea Palm Cooking

    This looks yummy and one I’ll try. Love your comment (mainly cause my dear husband would say the same thing) about “you can always tell a Dane, but you can’t tell em much” The stubborn Dane comes out in me all the time. And why not meringue, I think it’s a great idea and probably not as sweet.


  6. on November 25, 2011 at 13:30 Anne@frommysweetheart

    Oh my goodness! What a great choice! Your piping is so beautiful! Cannot wait to try this! : )


  7. on November 24, 2011 at 17:49 Claudie

    I had heard about this club and wanted to join, but haven’t done it yet… Your post is really encouraging me to go and sign up now 🙂
    As for the pie: oh wow. It looks beautiful, and you’ve really succeeded at your task!!
    Happy Thanksgiving 🙂


    • on November 24, 2011 at 18:16 mydanishkitchen

      I’ve only participated one month but so far it’s been a lot of fun. Great way to discover new blogs 🙂


  8. on November 24, 2011 at 01:09 Marla Meridith

    You made such a beautiful pie! You chose a great recipe for the Secret Recipe club. Here is what I cooked up from group C: http://su.pr/1HICCz 🙂


  9. on November 23, 2011 at 23:18 Jamie

    This pie looks delicious! I am going to pin it right now!


  10. on November 22, 2011 at 15:05 pugtography

    I love that you added the meringue topping instead of marshmallows. Very creative.

    I’m so glad to meet your through SRC!


    • on November 22, 2011 at 21:52 mydanishkitchen

      Thank you Alli. I really enjoyed visiting your beautiful blog and had so much fun making your delicious S’mores Pie.


  11. on November 22, 2011 at 03:02 Sophie33

    What an alteranative, festive & superb looking pie! WAW!

    I would like to digg in, right away!

    A must make!


  12. on November 22, 2011 at 01:38 Gloria

    Hi Gitte! I loved perusing your blog this past month in search of a recipe. I saw lots of things I’d love to try. And I’m really intrigued by all the Danish sweets. I think you guys got it going on in the dessert department!

    Your smore’s pie looks awesome. I love the meringue piped on top. I think it’s a totally suitable subsitute to marshmallows.

    Have a great Thanksgiving!


  13. on November 21, 2011 at 22:14 kita

    Check out this wicked looking pie! That thing is gorgeous! I would never have the patience for something like that. Kudos!


  14. on November 21, 2011 at 21:36 Eliot

    Absolute genius! Great choice for SRC.


  15. on November 21, 2011 at 20:12 torviewtoronto

    beautiful looking pie looks wonderful


  16. on November 21, 2011 at 20:00 Emily @ Life on Food

    This pie looks wonderful. I love the meringue peaks. I must say I would have a hard time not take my hand and breaking them all. Yep, I am one of those people.


  17. on November 21, 2011 at 15:45 heidi

    Hej fra Danmark – dejligt med en anden dansker i denne gruppe 🙂
    Love the topping spikes on the cake – would like to try this one out!


    • on November 21, 2011 at 18:09 mydanishkitchen

      Yeah the meringue tops turned out really great.


  18. on November 21, 2011 at 15:01 Rhonda

    Personally I’m not a fan of marshmallows so your meringue gets my vote!


  19. on November 21, 2011 at 11:38 adventuresindinner

    The next time that I do something REALLY foolish and need to make ammends I will totally whip up this pie 🙂


  20. on November 21, 2011 at 10:15 Chris and Amy

    Love love love those meringue peaks!


  21. on November 21, 2011 at 08:08 Newyorkerbyheart

    Fedt at have fået flere danske madbloggere med i denne sjove “leg” 🙂

    Mange hilsner
    Birthe


    • on November 21, 2011 at 18:07 mydanishkitchen

      Ja Secret Recipe Club er alletiders (yes Secret Recipe Club is great)


  22. on November 21, 2011 at 07:24 Liz

    Oh, this is gorgeous!!! My kids LOVE my s’mores pie…and you’ve given me a new idea on the presentation! Just lovely~


  23. on November 21, 2011 at 07:09 Tes

    Oh what a gorgeous pie! I love the beautiful creamy chocolate filling 🙂



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