Try these scaled-down bites of a classic diner pie. Chocolate wafer cookies are the perfect stand-in for pie crust.
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 20 mini pies |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
- Fine salt
- 20 round chocolate wafer cookies
- 3 large egg whites
- Large pinch cream of tartar
- 6 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Make the mousse: Gently bring the cream, chocolate and a pinch of salt to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until all the chocolate is melted. Transfer the mixture to a large metal bowl, let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate to chill, about 15 minutes. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high until light and airy and stiff peaks form. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a round pastry tip.
- Lay the cookies out on a baking sheet. Starting at the edge of each cookie but leaving just a small border, pipe spirals of mousse to cover the cookie.
- Make the meringue: Rinse and dry the pastry bag, and fit it with a star tip. Put the eggs whites, cream of tartar and a large pinch of salt in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high until foamy. While continuing to beat, add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is all added and there are glossy, stiff peaks. Transfer the meringue to the pastry bag, and pipe in spirals as with the mousse, to completely cover the mousse.
- Preheat the broiler, and broil the pies until the meringue is lightly toasted, turning the baking sheet as needed (watch carefully, burning can happen quickly!). Or use a kitchen torch to toast the meringue. Serve right away, or refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 20 servings |
| Calories | 77 |
| Total Fat | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 7 mg |
| Sodium | 55 mg |
Reviews
You can’t get chocolate wafer cookies here in San Diego, so I used Oreo thins. That worked OK until they went under the broiler and the mousse melted out from under the meringue, after which everything slid off the Oreos 🙁 I’m going to try it again after I get some butane for the kitchen torch and see if that helps. They tasted good anyway.
Used thin Oreos with dark chocolate filling as the cookie. The mousse and meringue turned out perfect. Easy to make. Was a complete hit.