The One and Only Chocolate Lunar Pie

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If you love chocolate you will fall in love with this all new Ultimate Chocolate Lunar Pie recipe. I say “all new” because I can’t find a single recipe for anywhere for a “Chocolate Lunar Pie”!

If I had to describe this pie I would have to say it is a combination of a firm chocolate pudding and truffle consistency with the top layer of the pie slightly crunchy like that of a brownie.

Where a Pie Gets Its Name

Coming up with a unique name for any recipe is not an easy task especially for a pie recipe.

You know how there is a book available for “Baby Names” where you could thumb through hundreds or even thousands of names and decide what to name a baby? Well, unfortunately there isn’t a “Pie Name” book! What’s up with that!

If you think about it, you don’t need a book to name a pie. All you need is a little creative thinking. Have you heard the saying, “Built it and they will come”? Well, make it and it will come, a name that is!

What Goes With Pie

Creating this pie happened during a hot sweltering day in mid-July while inside our air conditioned home trying to keep cool. It was July 20, 2019 to be exact. Not only was I making this awesome pie but I was also making homemade All-Natural Creamy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream to go with this pie. I was going to making sure my family would be cool that day!

Up Close and Personal

After preparing the pie and after it cooled my husband and I were enjoying a slice of this wonderful pie with ice cream. We began discussing what to name this pie as though it was a child.

We threw a few names around here and there but nothing really clicked. Then after really examining this pie up close it hit us. We got it! With a little imagination we came up with a name and it fits it perfect!

Take a nice close look at this enlarged photo. Look hard and let your imagination take over. But before you answer, let me share something very important first.

Let’s Back Up For A Moment to 1969

July 20th is a historical date in the United States of America. On that date in the year of 1969 Apollo 11 lifted off from the famous pad 39A which is the rocket launch site from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

That date, July 20, 1969, is when everyone that wasn’t present to watching the actual footage of the space ship being launched in person, gathered around the family television to watch this jaw dropping event.

Yes, in 2019 it was 50 years ago, July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11’s Commander, made history of being the first person to walk on the lunar surface, also known to many as “the moon”.

The Lunar Surface

That was it! This pie had the appearance of the lunar surface. The surface of the moon! The one we were shown many years ago that man walked upon. So, we decided to call this pie the “Chocolate Lunar Pie” to honor the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon.

By no means was this Chocolate Lunar Pie recipe initially created with Apollo 11 in mind but after making this delicious pie and finding out it was created on the 50th Anniversary it only seemed appropriate. After all, it did have the appearance of the lunar surface.

Chocolate Lunar Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 4 Tablespoons organic cacao powder
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 can evaporated milk (5 ounces)
• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• 1 pie crust unbaked (9-inch)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare pecans by first chopping. I like using this chopper because it literally takes less than 5 second to chop. Set chopped nuts aside for later.

Combine organic cacao powder, sugar and cornstarch in a medium bowl and set aside.

Melt butter over low heat and allow to slightly cool.

In a separate bowl whisk eggs, milk and vanilla. Add melted butter and stir well. Combine this mixture, the cacao sugar mixture and chopped nuts together and stir until well incorporated.

Pour mixture into an unbaked pie crust and bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until center is firm or no longer jiggles.

Allow pie to cool completely before cutting.

Serve with whipping cream or homemade vanilla bean ice cream and ENJOY!

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