S'more Pudding Pie. S'more Pudding Pie. S'more Pudding Pie. What if that was all I wrote and that was the entire blog post? I meant it's kinda all you need to know right? Wrong. There's a little bit more to life than S'more Pudding Pie.
Do you guys know my friend Joy? She's basically the queen of all things baking which is why her blog is called Joy the Baker. Obviously. I've mentioned her new cookbook, Homemade Decadence, before but it needs mentioning again because after reading it cover to cover there was some baking to be done. I couldn't really come to a conclusion on what I wanted to make first, mostly because I WANTED TO EAT EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK. So what's a girl to do? Pick 3 recipes, mash them up into 1 and then stuff my face. Totally normal. So that's exactly what I did. Graham cracker crust + chocolate pudding + marshmallow meringue. It's genius. And it's what's going on my Thanksgiving table this year instead of pumpkin pie - because (gasp) I don't like it. Sheesh, sorry. I can't help it.
So take a page from Joy and throw this S'more Pudding Pie on your menu too! And while you're at it - you should go buy her book because it's all you need for gift giving this holiday season. And if you make any of the recipes in it you will look like a shining star. So that office bake-off you have coming up - she'll help ya knock it out of the park.
See ya later!
S’more Pudding Pie
Ingredients
For the Graham Cracker Crust
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
For the Chocolate Pudding Filling
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups whole milk
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Marshmallow Meringue
- 5 egg whites
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
For the Graham Cracker Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the crumbs, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the melted butter and stir until evenly combined.
- Dump the crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie dish and press evenly along the bottom and up the sides to form the crust.
- Transfer to the oven and bake until golden brown, about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove the crust from the oven and let cool completely.
For the Chocolate Pudding Filling
- In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt. Whisk to combine. Add the milk and continue to whisk. Place over medium low heat and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, bring the mixture to a simmer and then reduce the heat to low, and cook for 2 minutes while whisking until very thick. Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate, butter and vanilla. Stir to combine. Transfer pudding to the cooled pie shell and refrigerate for 2 hours.
For the Marshmallow Meringue
- In a heatproof bowl, whisk everything together except vanilla. Put bowl over a pot of simmering water and whisk for 5 minutes until sugar dissolves. Transfer to a stand mixer and mix on high for 5 minutes until stiff peaks. Add vanilla and fold to combine. Carefully pile the meringue on top of the cooled pie. Using a kitchen blow torch, torch the outside of the meringue until toasty and brown. Serve as needed.
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Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe by What’s Gaby Cooking
This was delish and the perfect thing to bring to balance out traditional Thanksgiving desserts. I got lots of compliments from family -- the crust is sublime -- even with a huge meringue fail (the corn syrup my MIL had on-hand some how had a sell by date that was well before my 7 year old's birthday?!) but the alt. merengue I made was still great. I'm sneaking bites of the leftovers in the fridge. Thanks for an easy and fun new treat, Gaby!
Can you make this ahead of time and how would you store. Could you make in the morning and how long could it sit at room temp
yes you can - just dont put the meringue on early - do that right before you're ready to serve.
I'd store in the fridge during the day
This was delicious!! I didn’t have a blow torch so I put it under the broiler for a few seconds and it worked perfectly!
This looks so good! I don’t have a blowtorch though. Would a broiler work? Or just oven at high temp?
yes just keep a careful on eye on it since it'll torch faster