This one’s a “Whopper!”
Chocolate Malt “shake” in a pie, ready for you to snarf it down! Chocolate Malt is my MOST very favorite ice cream shake in the entire world. I have a couple of favorite “haunts” that do them superbly, so it was high time to get the entire chocolate malt experience in a pie! And, let me say, it’s hard to find a good chocolate malt at times.
There is no ice cream in this malt-a-licious sensation; it can withstand a warm summer day without melting to goo on your plate, but it will melt in your mouth, one slice is not enough. It is ultra creamy and chocolaty smooth with a generous infusion of malt; you will think you’re eating a shake, served up in a Sandwich Chocolate Cookie Crust. This is dangerously delicious, so let’s get to it (danger is our middle name, right pie lovers?):
The other component to the filling is the marshmallow-chocolate that’s cooked on the stove top. It will need to cool, so save yourself some time and make it first.
Another important filling instruction; beat the whipping cream and malt powder until very, very stiff; just shy of butter. If you leave it soft the filling may not set quite as well. Oh, it will still be tasty, but you may be serving it as pudding, not pie.
Chocolate Malt Shoppe Pie is more than worth the effort. Our pie went away way too quickly as I have no power over chocolate malted desserts. Oh to have my young self’s metabolism again, that would be my wish from the genie of the lamp!
Don’t be shy to load up the whipped cream full of crushed Whoppers. I won’t say who, but one member of my family says less is more. Hello? Not when chocolate malt is in play. So, grab a slice of Chocolate Malt Shoppe “Whopper” Pie, turn on your favorite movie & chillax for movie night (or day).
Chocolate Malt Shoppe Pie (aka Whopper Pie)
Ingredients
Chocolate Malt Filling
- 18 large marshmallows
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- dash of salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese (half of an 8-ounce brick)
- 3/4 cup pure cane powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup malt powder (Carnation brand is easy to find)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 prepared chocolate cookie or chocolate graham crust
Whipped Topping
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup pure cane powder sugar
- 3/4 cup crushed candy malted balls (about 1 cup whole before crushing)
Instructions
Chocolate Malt Filling & Assembly
- Combine marshmallows, chocolate chips, butter and salt in sauce pan on medium to medium high heat, stirring constantly until melted.
- Remove from heat. Cool until it is at room temperature (about 45 minutes); or pop in the fridge to speed the cooling, set aside.
- In a large bowl combine whipping cream, malt powder and vanilla. Using an electric mixer (I like KitchenAid) at high speed, beat until very stiff peaks, set aside in refrigerator.
- Place the cream cheese and powder sugar into a large bowl. With an electric mixer beat until creamy and no cream cheese lumps.
- With the electric mixer on medium, add in the cooled chocolate marshmallow mixture and the malted whipped cream mixture; it will look like milk chocolate.
- Spread the filling into prepared chocolate crust. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
- Make the whipped cream topping: Whip whipping cream for the topping with the powder sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form, careful not to over beat. Refrigerate until ready to use. Garnish pie with whipped cream and crushed malted milk balls.
Confused as I can only find that Carnation makes malted milk powder not malt powder.
Sorry for confusion, I may have my old memory of the original packaging from when I was a kid and didn’t check updated wording. But yes, Carnation malted milk powder is the stuff, the good stuff. I will check out my label and update. Thank You Patricia!
When you say large marshmallows which size are you referring to the normal size or the newer giant sized ones? A weight might be better in case someone only has mini ones on hand.
Definitely the old school “normal” large size marshmallows, not those pillowy huge giant sized puffs of goodness.
This looks amazing! Must make it for my birthday!
Oh my gosh Linda! I am going to make this one for my birthday! I might have to practice once or twice before then..