Thank you Blue Diamond Almonds for sponsoring this post.
Rich chocolate custard atop a sweet and salty almond cracker crust, these Gluten Free Chocolate Mini Pies make a delicious dessert everyone will love!
The box doesn’t lie, these crackers are irresistible! Plus Blue Diamond Almond Nut-Thins are wheat and gluten-free, so if you have a dietary restriction or just plain love almonds like I do, you will really enjoy them. I liked them so much that I ate them plain, with a little chocolate peanut butter and my all time favorite… dipped in salsa.
But lets get back to the chocolate pie, shall we? Whether you’re GF or not, you’re going to want one of these delicious little gluten free chocolate mini pies. Rich chocolate custard sits atop a sweet and salty gluten free almond cracker crust, making these pies a delicious dessert everyone will love.
Of course the only thing better than chocolate pie is chocolate pie with a little whipped cream and a bit of extra chocolate shavings on top. I mean am I wrong?
Whether or not you are usually gluten free in your diet, I hope that you will try these mini pies, enjoy and happy baking!
Gluten Free Chocolate Mini Pies
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 12 mini pies
Ingredients
for the crust:
- 1 c finely crushed Blue Diamond Almond Thins
- 1 Tbs brown sugar
- 4 Tbs butter, melted
for the filling:
- 1/4 c + 2 Tbs heavy cream
- 1/4 c milk
- 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 tsp chocolate extract
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
to make the crust:
- Preheat your oven to 325º F and prepare a 12 c muffin tin with foil cupcake liners.
- In a mixing bowl stir together the finely crushed Blue Diamond Almond Thins, brown sugar and melted butter.
- Press 1 Tbs of the mixture firmly into each cupcake liner (I used a glass to do so).
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until just golden.
to make the filling:
- To a medium saucepan add the heavy cream, milk and dark chocolate, cook over medium/low heat until chocolate is melted.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate extract, vanilla extract, egg and salt.
- Divide the chocolate mixture between the 12 liners (about 2 Tbs per liner).
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, until the chocolate layer is set.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour to chill, serve with whipped cream and shaved chocolate on top.
Notes
Recipe adapted from S'mores Pie from Gimme Some Oven {http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/smores-pie/}
Courses dessert, gluten free, pie
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Nut Thins, all images, opinions and recipes are my own.
I love blue diamond crackers, but NEVER thought to use as a pie crust base–what a fabulous idea! And the filling looks incredible!
Thank you Kristen, I love the crackers too, so I wanted to bake something fun!
such a fun idea.. would have never thought those crackers were in the crust, I’m all about chocolate so these are up my alley!
Thanks Krista! I don’t have a gluten allergy, but I know a lot of people do – so I thought why not just swap these tasty Nut Thins for a twist on the classic graham cracker crust 🙂
Those Nut Thins, I may or may not have eaten way too many of them today. First it started with brie cheese. Then it moved on to them solo. I love them! What a fun recipe to make with them too, Emily!
Thanks Julie, I know what you mean about the crackers, they just seem to disappear!
Irresistible, YUM!
I need to try those almond thins! I love how thin they are. What a great idea to use them for a pie crust!
Thank you Christin!