How to Make Chocolate Haupia Pie

Serves: 8

Preparation time: overnight

Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients needed to make Chocolate Haupia Pie:

• 2 ½ cups chocolate graham crackers
•  3 oz 72% cacao chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1 ½ cups whole milk
• 1 can (13 ½ oz) can coconut milk
• 6 tbsp cornstarch
• 10 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 5 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Cooking instructions for Chocolate Haupia Pie:

• Crush the graham crackers into a large mixing bowl and drizzle the melted butter into it.
• Toss them together until well coated and place ½ cup of it, covered, in the fridge.
• Tip rest of it into a 9’’ pie dish and press it gently into the base and sides of the dish.
• Throw in the chocolate pieces in a medium bowl and heat it in the microwave at high, until it melts completely.
• Stir the melted chocolate into a thick, glossy liquid and set aside.
• Empty the can of coconut milk into a saucepan, along with the milk, sugar, vanilla and cornstarch.
• Whisk them together until they blend thoroughly and cook over moderate heat, while beating it continuously, until it turns thick.
• Lower the heat and continue to cook at slow flame, for another 10 minutes, while stirring it relentlessly.
• Pour the melted chocolate into the simmering mixture and fold them together until well combined.
• Turn off the heat and tip it over the layer of graham cracker crust in the pie dish.
• Spread it evenly across the crust, using a spatula, to smooth out the surface and set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
• Wrap it up in a plastic sheet and leave it in the fridge overnight.
• On the following day, sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly on top of the cream pie.
• Slice and serve chilled.

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