Mile High Chocolate Cream Pie
The Mile High Chocolate Cream Pie features a chocolate cookie crust layered with a semi-sweet chocolate ganache base and topped with a fluffy chocolate mousse made from dessert mix and milk. Finished with rich whipped cream mixed with chocolate chips and garnished with large chocolate curls, it offers a multi-textured chocolate experience ranging from a crunchy crust to smooth ganache and airy mousse, all presented in a pie form.
Ingredients
Crust
- 25 chocolate sandwich cookies
- 6 T. butter melted
Ganache
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Mousse
- 2 chocolate dessert mix Royal Delights Chocolate French Silk, in boxes of 3.87 oz
- 2 cups milk
Whipped Cream
- 2 cups heavy cream divided
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
- Chocolate curls large
Instructions
Crust
- In a food processor, add in the chocolate sandwich cookies. Pulse until the cookies are a crumb mixture.
- Add in the melted butter and pulse until the crumbs are competely coated with butter.
- Press the crumbs into a 9 1/2 inch pie plate. Try to evenly distribute the crumbs on the bottom and sides of the pie plate. Press firmly so the crust holds together. Set aside.
- Ganache
- In a microwave-safe bowl, add in both the chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave in 30 second intervals and stirring after each interval until the ganache is smooth.
- Place into the freezer for 5 minutes to thicken up.
- Pour the ganache on top of the pie crust. Spread it on the entire bottom of the pan.
- Place into the freezer for 10 - 15 minutes until it's firm. Begin working on the mousse.
Mousse
- In a large mixing bowl add in the 2 boxes of dessert mix and 2 cups of milk. Beat on medium with a hand mixer for 2 minutes until thick like pudding. Turn the hand mixer to high and beat for an additional 4 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Spread the mousse on top of the ganache layer of the pie. It will be taller than the pie plate. You'll want to shape it like a domed mountain making sure it meets the chocolate crust and doesn't cover it up.
- Loosely cover the pie trying not to touch the mousse layer and place in the fridge overnight to set up. I would say at least let it set up for 5 hours before serving.
- Just before serving, add the chocolate whipped cream.
Whipped Cream
- Add the chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of heavy cream into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and stir. Repeat microwaving and stirring until the chocolate is smooth. Let cool to room temperature.
- Add the remaining heavy cream into the same bowl we used before for whipped cream. Beat on medium until stiff peaks form.
- Add the cooled chocolate mixture to the whipped cream. Fold in until combined.
- Add the chocolate whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with the 1M piping tip.
- Just before serving, pipe the whipped cream on top of the pie. You can also just use a spatula and spread it on top of the pie. My technique was piping shells on the edges of the pie. Added the second layer slightly overlapping the first and then a third.
- Load the chocolate curls on the top of the cake.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9 1/2 inch pie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 595
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 595kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 44g | 68% |
| Saturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 209mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 362mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 1085IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 130mg | 13% |
| Iron | 4.8mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.