Chocolate Cream Pie: Sweet World #9

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture at a lower cost

chocolate cookies

🥗Healthier: oatmeal cookies

💰Cheaper: graham crackers

Graham crackers are often less expensive than specialty cookies

Use a food processor to pulse 16 Oreo cookies until finely ground, leaving the filling in.

Transfer the cookie crumbs to a bowl and check for any larger pieces, crushing them if necessary.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and mix it with the cookie crumbs until moistened.

Press the cookie mixture into a 9-inch pie dish using hands and a measuring cup to compress it.

Refrigerate the crust for 10 minutes to allow the butter to solidify.

Bake the crust in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, then cool on a rack for 5 minutes.

In a Corningware bowl, combine 1 package of chocolate pudding mix with 2 3/4 cups of whole milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, whisking for about 30 seconds.

Microwave the pudding mixture for a total of 8 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes until thickened and bubbly.

Pour the warm chocolate pudding into the cooled crust and spread it evenly to the edges.

Cover the pudding with a piece of parchment to prevent a skin from forming and refrigerate the pie.

In a mixer, beat 1 cup of heavy cream on medium speed for about a minute.

Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of vanilla to the cream and increase the speed to medium, then to high, until thickened.

Use a vegetable peeler to shave semi-sweet chocolate onto parchment paper, collecting the shavings in a bowl.

Remove the parchment from the chilled pie, using a knife to guide the pudding back into the pie.

Spoon the whipped cream into the center of the pie and spread it to the edges without overflowing the crust.

Sprinkle the chocolate shavings on top of the whipped cream.

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