Description
Creamy hot chocolate ice box pie brings winter’s warmth to cool dessert perfection. Sweet chocolate layers melt smoothly into a chilled graham cracker crust, inviting you to savor each delightful spoonful of comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
Crust Ingredients:
- 2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Topping and Flavoring Ingredients:
- ¼ cup hot cocoa mix
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped cream
- Mini marshmallows
- Chocolate shavings or sprinkles
Instructions
- Pulverize chocolate cookie crumbs with melted butter, ensuring uniform consistency and thorough coating throughout the mixture.
- Carefully transfer the moistened crumb blend into a 9-inch pie dish, meticulously pressing and molding against bottom and vertical edges to create an even, compact crust.
- Transfer the prepared crust to the refrigerator, allowing it to solidify and stabilize for approximately 15-20 minutes, which enhances structural integrity.
Notes
- Crush cookies finely for a smoother, more consistent crust that holds together perfectly when sliced.
- Use a flat-bottomed measuring cup or glass to press the crumb mixture evenly against the pie dish’s bottom and sides, creating a compact base.
- For a gluten-free version, swap chocolate cookie crumbs with gluten-free chocolate graham crackers or almond flour-based cookies.
- Keep the crust chilled before adding filling to ensure it maintains its structure and prevents crumbling when serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg