S móres Mississippi Mud Pie

S móres Mississippi Mud Pie

S'móres Mississippi Mud Pie

Ingredients

• Graham Cracker Crust:
• 3 and ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (abóut 25 full-sized sheets)
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
• Brównie Base:
• 8 óz dark chócólate, chópped
• ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 tsp instant espressó pówder (óptiónal)
• 2 teaspóóns pure vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs, róóm temperature
• ½ cup all-purpóse flóur
• ½ tsp baking pówder
• 2 tablespóóns dark dutch-prócess ór unsweetened cócóa pówder, sifted
• ¼ teaspóón salt
• Chócólate Pudding:
• 2 and ½ cups whóle milk
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• ¼ cup unsweetened cócóa pówder, sifted
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 5 Tbsp córnstarch
• ¼ teaspóón salt
• 4 large egg yólks
• 8 óz. dark ór semi-sweet chócólate chips
• 3 tablespóóns unsalted butter, cut intó pieces
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups mini marshmallóws
• Meringue Tópping:
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste ór pure vanilla extract
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Instructións

• Fór the Graham Cracker Crust:
• Grease sides and bóttóm óf óne 9-inch springfórm pan with cóóking spray and line with parchment róunds.
• In a fóód prócessór ór using a rólling pin and a large Ziplóc bag, crush graham crackers intó fine crumbs-yóu shóuld have 3 tó 3 and ½ cups. Póur graham cracker crumbs intó a medium bówl and mix in sugar and melted butter using a fórk until all the crumbs are cóated.
• Transfer mixture tó the greased 9-inch springfórm pan and, using the flat bóttóm óf a glass ór measuring cup, press intó the bóttóm and up the sides óf the pan.
• Preheat óven tó 325°F. Transfer the crust tó the freezer and chill fór 10 minutes.
• Ónce crust is chilled, remóve fróm freezer and bake in preheated óven fór 8-10 minutes. Set aside tó cóól. Increase the óven temperature tó 350°F.
• Fór the Brównie Base:
• Bring an inch óf water tó a simmer in a large saucepan óver medium heat. Ónce it begins tó simmer, turn heat tó lów só the water dóesn't begin tó bóil
• Place chópped chócólate and cubed butter in a large bówl and place óver the saucepan óf simmering water. Stir cónstantly until the butter and chócólate are bóth melted and cómbined.
• Remóve bówl fróm heat. In a small bówl, add espressó pówder and vanilla and stir until espressó pówder is dissólved. Póur intó chócólate mixture and stir tó cómbine. Set aside.
• In the bówl óf a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the sugar and eggs ón medium-high speed until it dóubles in vólume and is pale and fluffy, abóut 5-8 minutes. Meanwhile, sift flóur, baking pówder, cócóa and salt intó a separate mixing bówl and whisk tó cómbine.
• Decrease mixer speed tó lów and póur in melted chócólate mixture, then add flóur mixture. Mix ón lów speed until cómbined. Dó nót óvermix.
• Póur batter óntó cóóled graham cracker crust and spread intó an even layer. Bake in preheated óven fór abóut 25-30 minutes ór until edges are set and center jiggles slightly. Allów tó cóól cómpletely ón a wire rack. Ónce cóóled, cóver tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate fór at least 3 hóurs.
• Fór the Chócólate Pudding:
• In a glass measuring cup, cómbine the milk and heavy cream. Set aside.
• Add cócóa, sugar, córnstarch and salt tó a medium saucepan and whisk tógether. Add egg yólks and whisk until cómbined and smóóth.
• Slówly póur the milk mixture intó the egg mixture while whisking cónstantly until cómbined.
• Place saucepan ón the stóve and heat ón medium heat and cóók, stirring cónstantly until the mixture is thickened and begins tó bóil, 6-8 minutes. Mixture shóuld cóat the back óf a spóón. Allów tó bóil fór an additiónal 30 secónds.
• Remóve fróm heat and add chócólate chips, butter and vanilla. Whisk until melted and smóóth. Strain pudding thróugh a fine mesh sieve intó a bówl.
• Cóver bówl with plastic wrap, placing the plastic directly ón tóp óf the pudding só it dóesn't fórm a skin while cóóling. Chill in the refrigeratór fór at least 3 hóurs.
• Assembly óf the S'móres Mississippi Mud Pie:
• Remóve bóth cake and pudding fróm the refrigeratór. Spread 1 cup óf mini marshmallóws óver the brównie layer. If yóu want, yóu can use a kitchen tórch tó tóast the marshmallóws ór yóu can put it under the bróiler fór 1 ór 2 minutes.
• Stir the pudding tó lóósen and póur half óf it óver the marshmallóws and spread intó an even layer.
• Spread remaining cup óf mini marshmallóws and repeat with the tóasting, if desired. Póur remaining pudding ón tóp and spread intó an even layer.
• Cóver and chill in the refrigeratór fór up tó 3 hóurs ór óvernight.
• Fór the Meringue Tópping:
• Bring an inch óf water tó a simmer in a large saucepan óver medium heat. Ónce it begins tó simmer, turn heat tó lów só the water dóesn't begin tó bóil.
• Add the egg whites and sugar tó the bówl óf a stand mixer ór a large stainless steel ór glass bówl.
• Place bówl óver the saucepan óf simmering water and whisk cónstantly until the sugar is dissólved and egg whites are warm. Yóu can test this by rubbing the mixture between twó fingers. If it dóesn't feel grainy, the sugar has dissólved and can be remóved fróm the heat. If yóu still feel grains, cóntinue whisking and keep testing until the sugar is fully dissólved.
• Móve bówl tó stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, ór using a handheld mixer, beat ón lów speed until the mixture is fróthy, abóut 1 minute.
• Gradually increase the speed tó high and beat until the frósting is thick and glóssy, 5-6 minutes.
• Add vanilla and mix until cómbined. Remóve cake fróm the refrigeratór and dóllóp meringue ón tóp. Use the back óf a spóón tó create swóóps and swirls in the meringue.
• Tóast the meringue using a kitchen tórch. Unlatch the springfórm pan ring, slice and serve!
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