You can’t go wrong with a chocolate dessert, and even better when it has a hint of coconut in it. The perfect summer dessert! You just melt some dark chocolate in to some coconut milk, pour it in to some homemade pie pastry (or use shop bought to make this an even easier 3 ingredient chocolate pie) and then bake. This Chocolate Pie is seriously delicious.
You should always be a good party/BBQ/dinner guest and offer to take something round to contribute to the table. If you are in charge of dessert, then take this Chocolate Pie to wow everyone at the table with. It’s so easy to make, tastes super indulgent, and guaranteed to please. Everyone likes chocolate, right?
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I must admit, this Chocolate Pie did not turn out exactly how I thought it would do, but that definitely isn’t a bad thing. Different is not bad – it’s just different. I was hoping it would set quite hard, like a chocolate truffle consistency, but it’s not as solid as that. Despite not being how I thought it would, it is still absolutely delicious. It kind of has an almost custardy texture (although more solid) – but in a really good way.
Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day and whilst this isn’t your traditional coconut cream pie, it has chocolate in it so that makes it 6.7 times better (that’s not an official statistic, but I think it should be). Now, I am not even going to try and convince you that this is healthy. Apart from the fact that a little bit of what you want every now and then is good for your mental health, and mental health is just as important as physical. As it is Eat What You Want Day on May 11th, I wanted to share a really easy indulgent dessert that is perfect for sharing.
There is a lot of mixed opinions about coconut milk and I know a lot of people avoid it because it is high in fat. However, the fat found in coconut milk is different because it is mostly in the form of a medium-chain fatty acid which is processed differently to saturated fat from animal products. It is absorbed quickly and is used for energy. Not all fat is the same – so don’t avoid coconut! Fat aside, coconut is full of fibre and vitamins E and C.
This dessert is fairly high in fat, as it does have chocolate in it too, but the pie crust is healthier than the usual type and most chocolate pies are made with cream – so this recipe is definitely an improvement. We have made the crust ourselves, but if you want a dessert that is really easy then get some store-bought short crust pastry and this is then a 3 ingredient Chocolate Pie.
Don’t worry if you aren’t a huge fan of coconut flavour. Despite using the coconut milk in this, it has just a hint of coconut to it – it really is all about the dark chocolate. If you want to take the coconut-ness to the next level, then use coconut flavoured dark chocolate to make this. It’s pretty intensely coconut. We have made 4 mini pies (half a pie is one serving), but you could easily make this as one big pie and use the pastry for one pie dish instead of 4 little ones.
Here is how to make this Chocolate Pie
Chocolate Pie
Ingredients
Pie Crust:
- 210 g Whole wheat flour
- 60 g Butter
- 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 1 Egg
- 4 Pitted dates
- 5 tbsp Cold water
Filling:
- 400 ml Coconut milk (full fat, not light)
- 200 g Dark chocolate
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Put the flour and salt in a bowl.
- Put the water and dates for the pie crust in a food processor and blend.
- Cut the butter into cubes and add to the flour and mix with your fingers until it becomes a breadcrumb consistency.
- Add the yoghurt, egg and date syrup and mix with a fork.
- Then mix with your hands and put on the flour dusted surface and knead for a few minutes. If this is still fairly sticky, add some more flour.
- Roll into 20inches/50cm in diameter and then cut in to 4 circles of 4inch/10cm (this is the size of the mini pie dishes I used) and add to your greased pie dishes.
- Pour the coconut milk into a pan and add the broken up bits of dark chocolate and vanilla. Heat on low until it melts, stirring constantly.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into your pie crust (there might be some left over that won't fit in, so more this in to little glasses and put in the fridge for a mini chocolate fix).
- Put in a preheat the oven to 200C/400F and cook for 30-40 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and allow to cool and the put in the fridge for a few hours before cutting and serving. Sprinkle some almonds or coconut on top before serving.
If you like this Chocolate Pie, try some other chocolate recipes from the blog:
Mint Chocolate Dessert
Chocolate Cupcakes for Two
Chocolate and Banana Pinwheels
No-Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oat Squares
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Kara says
Shame it didn’t turn out how you thought it would but it still looks delicious
Katie Davis says
you are seriously not helping my diet – they look amazeballs!
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