chocolate cream pie

Ingredients

• 250g packet Nice biscuits, crushed
• 1 tblsp brown sugar
• 125g butter, melted
• Grated milk chocolate and sifted cocoa powder, to decorate

Filling

• 250g block cooking milk chocolate, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tsps instant coffee granules
• 300ml thickened cream
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Grease and line a 20cm springform tin with baking paper.

2. Combine biscuits, sugar and butter in a large bowl. Press over base of prepared tin. Refrigerate.

3. To make filling, place chocolate, water and coffee in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir until smooth. Remove and allow to cool. Using an electric beater, beat cream and vanilla in a bowl until soft peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.

4. Pour filling over biscuit base. Sprinkle grated chocolate over top. Refrigerate, covered, for several hours or overnight, until set.

5. Remove tin sides. Cut pie into wedges. Serve dusted with cocoa.