{"id":7653,"date":"2020-10-28T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delamourencocotte.com\/?p=7653"},"modified":"2024-08-24T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:16:30","slug":"chocolate-and-marshmallow-pie-halloween-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delamourencocotte.com\/en\/chocolate-and-marshmallow-pie-halloween-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate and Marshmallow Pie, Halloween version"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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It’s the time of year when ghosts, monsters and spooky decorations invade the front of our houses. My daughter seems to, somehow, be used to it [but she hardly stops to look]. On the other hand, my son is fascinated. It’s crazy how children love to be frightened\u2026 although he is afraid, he can’t avoid getting close and seeing them. So, every day he wants to visit the “Halloween houses,” and, believe me, we spend a lot of time there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year will certainly be different, and the pandemic will not allow us to celebrate as usual. When I explained to the kids that we probably could not do trick-or-treating tours this year, the disappointment in their eyes broke my heart. So, when the government authorities announced that it would be allowed, and I saw the neighbourhood houses being prepared for a safe candy distribution, I told myself that we could have some trick-or-treating tours anyway.
It will still be limited, and I will plan activities at home. Above all, we’ll do a little treasure hunt [following “Minimo and Nutrimini”<\/a> guide]. We’ll have a Halloween cartoon evening, appreciating all kinds of candies at ease and that Chocolate-Marshmallow pie dressed up for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Chocolate-Marshmallow Pie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’m not a big fan of cake design\u2026 but I like to satisfy my kids. So, I tried to make small decorations on my cakes, especially for special festivities like Halloween. For this year, I wanted to make a marshmallow, and while snooping around, I found a recipe from Ricardo for a chocolate bar with a maple syrup marshmallow. It was very tempting. His recipe inspired me to create my chocolate-marshmallow pie. For the marshmallow, I changed almost nothing [glucose instead of corn syrup], but I added lemon zest to soften the sugary taste a little bit. Of course, the result is sweet [we’re talking about marshmallows, I can’t take the sugar out], but it helps to give it a fresher taste. On the practical side, do not be hopeless when preparing the marshmallow. It takes a while before it starts to set. Consider about 10-15 minutes before getting the texture you want. For the dough, I just prepared a shortcrust pastry with some almond powder and lemon zests [next time I try it with a French shortcrust pastry, I guess the result will be even more delicious].
Finally, we coated it with melted dark chocolate [you can use milk chocolate, but it will be sweeter], and to bring the Halloween magic to the pie, I added a small marshmallow spider web. I recommend using commercial-ready marshmallows; the homemade ones won’t give you that web aspect [be careful, it sticks; I found my fingers full of it, making the cutting a little more complicated]. Add a few spiders for decoration, and the game is on.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chocolate-Marshmallow Pie<\/h2>\n
An ultra delicious Halloween pie full of spider webs decor. <\/span><\/div>\n
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