Super Simple Mini Chocolate Cream Pies

This is awesome if you want an elegant dessert with super little prep.  It doesn’t taste quite as fabulous as making real chocolate cream pie, but when you can do it in a quarter of the time, you’ll think this heaven.

SUPER SIMPLE MINI CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE

Ingredients:

1 Small (4oz) Package of Instant Chocolate Pudding

4-5 Graham Crackers (the big ones that divide into 4 rectangles)

1/4 cup Butter

1/4 cup of White Sugar

Directions:

Put the graham crackers in a zip top baggie and smash them until they are crumbs.  Using a rolling pin to roll over the crackers will help smash them fine enough.  

Once you have crumbs instead of crackers, melt your butter in a microwave-safe glass.  Mix sugar in with the graham cracker crumbs.  Stir until evenly distributed.  Pour your butter in the graham cracker crumbs and sugar.  Mix well.  (I do all my mixing in the zippered baggie.)  Press the graham cracker mixture into small bowls.  Mix up the pudding according to the package instructions.  Pour your pudding in on top of the cracker crusts.  Refrigerate until used.  Serve.

Serves 2-3, Depending on how thick you make your crusts.  You could probably squeeze 4 out of it if you tried.

If you want to dress up your mini pies, add some whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Add a fresh raspberry or strawberry for some color.  Chocolate shavings are also a good way to dress it up.  You can also substitute the graham cracker crust for an Oreo crust.  This is a great dessert that the kiddos can help prepare, but it can be a fancy date-night dessert too,