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Chocolate Silk Pie with a Peanut Butter Granola Topping (gluten free)

Chocolate Silk Pie with a Peanut Butter Granola Topping (gluten free)

Ingredients

Oat Cookie Crust:

  • 4 tablespoons (60g) butter (melted)
  • 1/2 cup (80g) brown sugar
  • 1 cup & 2 tablespoons (100g) oats
  • 1/3 cup (45g) plain (all-purpose)gluten free flour (I used Doves Farm)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Filling:

  • 1 cup (250ml) cream
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons (45g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (100g) dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons (40g) butter (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 1 cup (100g) granola (or chopped nuts)

Instructions

  1. For the crust: Pre-heat the oven to 150°C. Melt the butter and set to one side.
  2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl and then add in the butter and maple syrup. Stir to ensure everything is well combined, ending up with a fairly sticky dough.
  3. Using the back of a spoon, push the dough into a small springform pan (mine is 6" or 18cm), smoothing it up the sides of the pan (it should reach about half way up). Make sure the dough is evenly distributed but it doesn't matter if the sides are uneven in how far they reach up the pan.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes and then remove from the oven. The dough will have risen a little, so gently push it back down with the back of the spoon and then return to the oven for a further four minutes. It's ready when the outside edges are just starting to brown but the middle looks undercooked (it hardens considerably when cooled). You may need to once more push the dough down a little with the back of the spoon if it has bubbled up. Put to one side while you make the filling.
  5. In a medium-sized pan, heat the cream, cocoa, brown sugar and vanilla sugar together, just until the liquid starts a simmering boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and butter. Leave to sit for around five minutes and then whisk together until it is nice and thick. Pour over the crust, cover and put in the fridge to harden (around an hour).
  6. Remove from the fridge and sprinkle with the granola (or nuts) and then place back in the fridge for several hours (or until it has set firm). If you want a nice, even slice, pop it in the freezer for an hour, then cut it as required, then leave at room temperature to soften a little. Enjoy!