Sunday 21 February 2016

Secret Recipe Club: Chocolate Chess Pie

So I have started a new thing, Secret Recipe Club, well I haven't started it, but I have started participating in it! Basically, each month, I get assigned another members blog to make a recipe from and write a blog post all about it and someone will do the same to me, it's all secret though, so I don't find out who made what from my blog until today. It is a fab way to find out about new blogs and see what everyone is doing out there! 

This month I got Nicole from I am a Honey Bee, I loved her blog and the fact that she, like me, hates being called Nicky! She also has a great variety of recipe on her blog and lots of cakes and puddings. I had to make a pie, I hummed and hawed over which one to make and finally plumped for a Chocolate Chess Pie, something I have heard of lots of times but never tried before, so I had no idea how it was going to turn out! I took it to a dinner party at my sisters last weekend and it went down a treat. Everyone loved it and I totally recommend the addition of the coffee as I think it cut through the sweetness beautifully.

I made one change, I made a graham cracker crust rather than a pastry crust. I have so many graham crackers sat on the side in my kitchen that I really had to use them in something! Obviously if you're in the UK and want to make this, make the pastry crust as you can't get graham crackers ANYWHERE here!





















Chocolate Chess Pie (adapted from I Am A Honey Bee)
(Serves 8)

For the crust
1 sleeve graham crackers
113g butter, melted
1 tbsp sugar

For the filling
250g granulated sugar
30g cocoa powder
1/4 tsp espresso powder or 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder
4 tbsp butter, melted and slightly cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat your oven to 180C.

To make the crust, put the graham crackers in a plastic bag and smash them with a rolling pin until they are fine crumbs. Add the sugar and melted butter and mix until well combined. Push into a 23 cm pie pan to form a thin crust on the bottom and sides. Bake for 8 mins, remove from oven, and chill until firm and crunchy, about an hour.

In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, and espresso powder. Pour the butter into the cocoa mixture and beat until all combined. Then add the vanilla extract and eggs.  Mix for 2-3 mins. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake for 35-40 mins until the pie is set on top but still soft in the middle. Allow to cool for at least an hour before slicing. The pie will continue to set as it cools.

11 comments:

  1. Happy reveal day! I've had chocolate chess pie on my radar to make this past week - I really need to give it a try!

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  2. Welcome to Group D and the SRC :) We are so happy to have you and what a great way to start than with a chocolate pie!! Happy reveal day!

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  3. Welcome to group D and the SRC! What a FAB first recipe choice too - looks totally lush! Karen

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  4. Welcome to group D! It's been awhile since I've thought about making a chess pie.

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  5. Welcome to the Club! Nicole's blog was a great one for your first assignment!

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  6. Welcome to the secret recipe club! I just found out about Cheese pie and it is on my to do list.

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  7. Just stopping in from group C to say welcome to the club and great SRC post!

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  8. Welcome to the club. We are very happy to have you and know that you will enjoy group D. Great choice for reveal day.

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  9. Welcome to the SRC! Your pie looks delicious!

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  10. I'm so glad you gave this pie a try. I love that you changed up the crust. Fun!

    Welcome to Group D!

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