This decadent dessert is a chocolate lover's dream come true! Soft cake on top and creamy chocolate espresso pudding on the bottom. Speckled with chopped TWIX® candies for an extra delightful surprise.
Of the countless days and nights that compose our lives, and of the innumerable worries that rend our nerves, our minds keep but a scant record. A mere handful of our days shall ever be recalled, while only a scant few nights shall ever emerge again from the depths of our subconscious. Of our many pains and worries, and day to day concerns, almost all shall be edged into oblivion by the passage of time. Of our pleasant moments, a select few shall resist the onward march of our lives, and remain like treasures before our mind’s eye, revisited, reinterpreted, and relived more times than we can count.
I’ve spoken to this quite a bit here on Living the Gourmet, and I will admit that this was on my mind when I was planning out the menu for my recent dinner with my brother and my nieces, since the inspiration for much of it came from an bit of lighthearted chatter that stuck in my mind from his previous visit. He had remarked in passing about a chocolate-pudding pie he had noticed in the bakery window of his supermarket, and how it had caught his. For whatever reason, that’s bit of conversation above anything else is what stayed with me from his last visit. That said, I decided to weave that into the night’s dessert.
However, rather than prepare the standard chocolate cream in pie crust, I decided instead on reversing that equation. To do this, I prepared a brownie-like cake infused with chunks of Twix candies, and set that in a bed of chocolate-coffee pudding.
To do this, I started out by combining sifted flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, and then stirred in evaporated milk, oil, and vanilla as shown below. After that, I chopped up several small Twix bars and mix those in, and set this in a pie dish as shown below. After sprinkling the batter with brown sugar and cocoa powder over the batter, here’s where things get fun. I take one and three-quarters of a cup of black coffee, and simply pour this over the completed batter, resist all urges to stir, and then bake.
Chocolate Espresso Pudding Pie
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour - sifted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tbs. unsweetened cocoa
- 2 tsps. Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 fun-size TWIX® candy bars - chopped
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 3/4 cups espresso or hot coffee
- Butter for greasing 9 inch pie dish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
- Prepare the pie dish.
- Combine the first five ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir.
- Combine the evaporated milk, oil and vanilla and stir into the bowl with the dry ingredients.
- Stir in the chopped TWIX® pieces. Place this mixture into the pie dish.
- Combine the brown sugar and the ¼ cup cocoa powder and sprinkle this mixture over the batter.
- Pour the coffee over the batter: DO NOT STIR!
- Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until the cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
- Serve with fresh whip cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
The end result is a brownie-like cake set over a bed of rich chocolate-coffee pudding. I like to serve this with copious amounts of fresh whipped cream. Needless to say, I couldn’t have been happier with the result, and both my brother and my nieces were very pleased with it.
Enjoy with Love!
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Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I wish I had a slice of this for dessert! I love the combination of flavors, so good!
Amy @ Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
Just when I told myself I could only eat an orange tonight after dinner, I am tempted by this scrumptious looking dessert! Pinning for a special occasion!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I would love a small slice for my dessert 🙂 It looks so chocolatey and tempting.
Maris says
This would be a totally socially acceptable breakfast, right?
Suzy | The Mediterranean Dish says
This is a chocolate lovers dream! Lovely recipe as always
Big Daddy Dave says
Catherine, This luscious and extremely decadent Chocolate Espresso Pudding Pie is over the top! Wow! My better half would kill for a slice of this dessert... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Chiara says
It looks delicious Catherine ! Warm hugs,xoxo
Allison - Celebrating Sweets says
Wow! This sounds amazing! I love chocolate and espresso - match made in heaven!
Mrs Major Hoff says
You had me at chocolate and espresso and then you added Twix. Oh My!!!!!!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
That looks amazing - I love chocolate and coffee combined, and then that twix!! My fave!!
Kushi says
I am literally drooling. This looks so delicious!
Mackenzie @ Food Above Gold says
Brownies are my dessert downfall, and anything with a brownie-like flavor/texture is sure to be a quick favorite! This looks delicious!
Mindy Fewless says
Oh my goodness!! Twix bars are my favorite! This looks heavenly!
Kristine says
Holy moly, this pudding looks delicious! I love the expresso and chocolate combo - mmm!
Platt College says
My three favorites. Chocolate, espresso and pie, yum!