S’mores Pie
This is one seriously dreamy pie! All the flavors of s'mores - graham cracker, rich chocolate and melty marshmallows in pie form.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 10 graham cracker whole sheets , finely crushed (about 1 1/3 cups crumbs)
- 7 Tbsp butter (I used salted)
Filling
- 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate , finely chopped (I used Ghirardelli)
- 6 oz milk chocolate , finely chopped (or an additional 6 oz semi-sweet if desired, I used Symphony)
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter , diced into pieces
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Topping
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp (slightly heaping) cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Make the Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, stir together graham crackers and melted butter until evenly moistened.
- Firmly press mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch (about 1 1/4-inches deep) pie plate. Bake in preheated oven 9 - 10 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Make the Filling
- Place chopped semi-sweet, milk chocolate and 2 Tbsp butter in a mixing bowl. Bring cream just to a very light boil in a small saucepan. Pour hot cream over chocolate mixture and stir until melted*.
- Pour mixture into cooled crust and spread into an even layer. Cover with foil (don't allow foil to touch chocolate mixture) and chill in refrigerator 45 minutes - 1 hour until set.
Make the Topping
- Add 3 egg whites (don't allow one drop of egg yolk) and sugar to a very clean heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Heat mixture, stirring constantly, until it registers 160 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 3 - 5 minutes.
- Remove bowl from saucepan, add cream of tartar and beat mixture with an electric stand mixer on moderately high speed until stiff glossy peaks form, about 7 - 9 minutes, while adding in vanilla just near the end.
- Spread over set chocolate filling. Toast topping with a kitchen torch. Cut into slices and serve. Store pie in refrigerator.
Notes
- *If the chocolate doesn't melt entirely, you can put the mixture in the microwave and melt on 50% power in 15 second intervals, stirring well between until smooth.
- Make sure no drop of egg yolk gets into the marshmallow meringue mixture. Even the smallest amount of egg yolk can ruin a meringue!
- Feel free to use any chocolate you have on hand in this homemade s'mores pie. I prefer a mixture of sweeter and darker chocolates, but use whatever you prefer.