S'more Pie
Layers of dark chocolate ganache, creamy milk chocolate pot de creme, and toasted marshmallow topping in a graham cracker crust!
Prep Time 2 hours hrs
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Refrigeration Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time 6 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Graham Cracker Crust:
- 1 ⅓ cup graham crackers crushed (8 crackers)
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 Tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 Tablespoon heavy cream
Chocolate Ganache:
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped or chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 Tablespoons salted butter
Chocolate Pot De Creme:
- 8 ounces milk chocolate chopped or chips
- 5 egg yolks
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon instant espresso powder optional
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ⅔ cup milk
Marshmallow Topping:
- 3 large egg whites
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Make the Crust:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, and heavy cream in a medium bowl. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Make the Ganache:
Place the chocolate in a medium bowl. Combine heavy cream and butter in a small saucepan, stirring over medium heat until mixture is smooth and just begins to simmer. Pour over the chocolate, cover with plastic wrap, and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes. Remove wrap, and stir until smooth. Pour the ganache into the crust. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until set.
Make the Pot De Creme:
Place chocolate in a medium bowl. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the egg yolks, both sugars, espresso powder, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Pour in the heavy cream and milk, stirring until smooth.
Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Once the mixture begins to boil, decrease the heat to low and continue stirring until the mixture is thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Pour mixture over the chocolate. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, and allow to sit for about a minute. Remove the plastic wrap, and whisk until smooth. Pour custard* on top of the ganache layer. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Make the Marshmallow Topping:
Add the egg whites** and sugar to a large heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Heat mixture, stirring constantly, until it the temperature hits 160ºF on a candy thermometer, about 3 - 5 minutes. Remove bowl from saucepan, add the cream of tartar, and beat mixture with an electric hand-mixer (or in a stand mixer) on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form, about 6 - 8 minutes. Add the vanilla near the very end. Spread on top of set chocolate filling. Toast the topping with a kitchen torch. Cut into slices and serve. Store leftover pie in the refrigerator.
*You will have about 3/4 cup leftover that won't fit into the pie. Just pour into one/two ramekins and refrigerate until set.
**Make sure there is absolutely NO egg yolk left in the whites.