This homemade recipe for chocolate mousse pie is no bake and so easy. It has an Oreo crust and drizzled with caramel, then sprinkled with sea salt. Truly sublime!
MATH: Mental. Abuse. To. Humans.
Yep.
I struggled with it all through school, and now I get to hate it again with my own kids. It’s a sad state of affairs when you can barely help your third grader with their homework. Common Core is brutal, friends.
But I’m celebrating Pi Day today…ONLY because it’s a fun excuse to make actual pie.
And boy, did I make a pie – this chocolate mousse pie!
Chocolate, and cream, and caramel together. With an Oreo crust. It’s absolutely sublime. Don’t skip the sea salt!
A group of researchers has found evidence that those sugar sensors in your intestines are also in your taste buds. That’s why salt added to baked goods (and in this case, salted chocolate and caramel) enhances the sweet taste.
So, there you go. I hate math. But I love science.
And, well, you know how I feel about pie.
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Chocolate Mousse Pie with Caramel and Sea Salt
Ingredients
- 13 Double Stuffed Oreo cookies
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
- 3/4 cup (about 6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup Dulche de Leche caramel sauce
- sea salt
Instructions
- Blend the Oreos in a food processor until they are finely ground. Add in the melted butter and blend until well combined.
- Place the moist crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and press onto the bottom and up the sides evenly (you should have about 1/8 inch all around.)
- Refrigerate the crust for at least an hour before you fill it.
- In a medium-sized microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate on medium in 30 seconds intervals, mixing each time, until smooth.
- In another medium bowl, whip the cream and sugar with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Gently mix in the melted chocolate.
- Pour mixture into your prepared cookie crust and spread evenly.
- Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
- Cut into slices. Sprinkle with a little sea salt. Warm the caramel and drizzle over each slice. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Erika says
Do we have to take the icing off the Oreos before putting them in a food processor?
Amy @Very Culinary says
Nope!
Nancy says
Does the whipped cream have to be room temperature? How big of a pie dish?
Thanks!
Amy @Very Culinary says
No, the whipped cream does not need to be room temp. And the pie dish I use is a 9-inch. Enjoy!
Dani H says
Isn’t EVERY day pie day?
Stephanie says
This. Pie. OMG. I want it and I want it NOW. THIS is definitely a reason to get excited over Pi Day.
Joanne says
I’m actually finding that math somehow gets harder the older I get. No fun! I can totally be down with pie on pi day though…that’s the only kind of math I’m interested in hearing about!
Melissa says
This is absolutely sitting on the back burner for a future indulgence – like maybe my own treat for myself for my 40th in May. :)
Amy @Very Culinary says
Hee. YES. I wish I could hand deliver you one <3
Melissa says
Me, too. <3
pam (Sidewalk Shoes) says
You had me at oreo crust!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Right, Pam? Anything Oreo!
Jen says
OMG! I LOVE this pie! Thank you for making it for my birthday! It tastes as good as it looks.
Amy @Very Culinary says
What’s not to love, right? Your birthday provided an awesome excuse to make it again! Win, win.
Stephie says
I hated math, even though I got good grades in it. My calculus teacher used to proclaim every. single. day: Math is fun! Uh, no Mr. Stone. Math is not fun and I’m still not using that damn calculus. But, if celebrating Pi day means I get to eat PIE, then, hey, I’ll pretend to tolerate math. So, yeah. Moral of this story is Pie > Pi.
Amy @Very Culinary says
The only time math is fun, is if you had a lot of money to count. LOL.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout says
This looks great! I hated math (I’m still in high school, but I was really accelerated, so I finished all the math offered in school and by the local community college by last semester) but because I was pretty good at it, everyone just assumed I loved it. All I could stand was Pi Day in school, to be honest. This pie looks delish! Love the salt :)
Amy @Very Culinary says
Oh wow. You’re in high school, but working at a college level. You win all the pie!
Jessica says
Happy Pi Day! What a great way to celebrate this epic day with chocolate and caramel (2 of my favorites!). I will definitely make some pie today!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Thanks, Jessica!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh honey honey! I love math like Dorothy but this common core stuff makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes. This pie is all kinds of fabulousness! That caramel drizzle? Gimme!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Wait until next year, when BOTH the boys have math homework! You’ll need a lot of pie to self-soothe!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
LOL I love math but I totally get it. Going through math with a 4th grader who hates math? Makes me kind of hate it too. Unless it’s Pi Day. Then I want allllll this pie!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Ugh. Right…4th grade. It’s only going to get harder! Hold me.