Mini Chocolate Pudding Pies Recipe

Mini chocolate pudding pies are individual desserts made with creamy, rich chocolate pudding encased within miniature pie crusts. This is an ideal treat when you want something small yet satisfying, perfect for sharing among friends. Here's what goes into making these delightful bites of heaven!

To make the filling, start by melting three tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Then, mix together cocoa powder, cornstarch, sugar, salt, milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract. Whisk this mixture until smooth, pour it into your melted butter, bring it all up to boiling while stirring constantly. Once it thickens, which will happen pretty quickly, take it off the stove and let it cool down before adding some whipped cream. Now you have your chocolate pudding filling ready!

For the crusts, roll out chilled dough onto a floured surface so that you can cut circles from it using cookie cutters. These should be placed directly into muffin tins where they get lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Bake them up until golden brown, around eight minutes total time in the oven. Let them cool completely. Then fill the cups halfway full with pudding, top each cup with one whole graham cracker square, sprinkle granulated white sugar evenly over everything, dot tops with more butter if desired, pop back in oven briefly till bubbling hot just slightly under done center. Allow cooling again before serving.

These little puddings come wrapped up all nice looking inside their own personal graham cracker shells! They taste great alone or served alongside other treats like ice cream sundae parfaits - they're versatile enough that you could adapt their flavors according to whatever occasion you plan on hosting too!. Enjoy creating these bite-sized masterpieces and share them with others whenever possible.