Mississippi Mud Pie - serves 8
Ingredients
- 1 x 8in sweet flan case, uncooked (see sweet pastry case)
- 100g butter
- 35g milk chocolate
- 40g gluten free cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 120g caster sugar
- 10ml cream
- 30g golden syrup
- a few drops of vanilla extract
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Method
Preheat the oven to 180°c / 350°f / gas mark 4.
Place the butter, chocolate and cocoa into a saucepan and stir together until melted.
Whisk the eggs and caster sugar together until thick and creamy, this will take up to 10 minutes. Use a food mixer if you have one.
Fold in the chocolate mix, cream, golden syrup and vanilla.
Pour into the pastry case and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the top looks firm. The filling will soufflé but will settle again on cooling.
Serve with pouring cream.
how to make this recipe dairy free...
Use dairy free margarine in place of butter and dairy free milk in place of cream in the filling.
Use dairy free plain chocolate in place of milk chocolate. This makes a bitter chocolate pie.
If you prefer it a bit lighter you can buy dairy free milk chocolate from wholefood shops.
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