Mexican · Dessert
Chocolate Cinnamon Pie
A Mexican-inflected chocolate pie built on a buttery shortcrust shell, its filling deepened with melted dark chocolate, brown sugar and a generous hit of ground cinnamon in the style of Oaxacan drinking chocolate. Each individual tart bakes to a silky, just-set centre and is finished with toasted pecans for crunch.
$2
30 minsPrep
25 minsCook
100 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
604Calories
8.9gProtein
38.3gFat
56.9gCarbs
31.4gSugar
5.1gFiber
407mgSodium
132mgChol
21gSat Fat
363mgPotassium
125mgCalcium
5.4mgIron
0.3mcgVitamin B12
0.4mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.7gAlcohol
vegetarian
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Rub cold cubed butter into the sifted flour, sugar and salt until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then cut in the iced water a little at a time until the dough just clumps.
2
Shape the dough into two discs, wrap and chill for 30 minutes, then roll each disc out and line two 8cm/3 inch individual tart tins, trimming the edges and chilling the lined shells for 15 minutes.
3
Melt the dark chocolate with the second measure of butter over a double boiler, stirring until glossy and smooth, then set aside to cool slightly.
4
Whisk the brown sugar into the beaten egg until pale, then stream in the evaporated milk, melted chocolate mixture, ground cinnamon and vanilla extract, whisking to a smooth, loose filling.
5
Divide the filling evenly between the two chilled pastry shells and place on a baking sheet.
6
Bake at 170C/340F for 22-26 minutes until the filling is just set with a slight wobble in the centre and the crust is golden.
7
Cool the pies on a wire rack to room temperature, then scatter the toasted chopped pecans over the tops just before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.6 oz45g sifted all purpose flour
- 1 oz28g cold, cubed butter
- 0.2 oz6g sugar white
- 0 oz1g salt
- 0.5 oz14g iced water
- 1.9 oz55g chopped, melted chocolate dark 70
- 0.7 oz20g melted butter
- 1.4 oz40g brown sugar
- 7/87/8 eggs, lightly beaten (40g)
- 1.2 oz35g evaporated milk
- 0.1 oz4g cinnamon ground
- 0.1 oz4g vanilla extract
- 0.4 oz10g toasted, chopped pecan
