Thursday, November 22, 2012

Cooking with Case: Haupia Pie

 Haupia pie is a delicious island dessert with a layer of coconut jell/pudding on top of a layer of chocolate.  Recently the three of us demolished one in one day even though Dad only let me eat two slices.  So instead of pumpkin pie (boring) they put me to work making Haupia pie.
Make a graham cracker crust instead of a traditional crust because regular crusts are impossible, not that good anyway, and you don't get to smash anything while making them.
 Ask to play Wii Sports, you never know.
 Microwave some coconut oil and butter.  Spill it casually, to punish mom for making you work your fingers to the bone.  Add the big bag of crumbs then wander away while it is pressed in to place.
 Make the mistake of playing with too loud a toy and be called back to the kitchen.  Eat as many chips as possible before microwaving them.
 Stir frequently.
 Wait until Mom's back is turned.
 Fold in the whipped cream.  Ask if your parents would be amenable to playing Kinect.
 Spoon chocolate mixture gently into crust.
 Remember that you are working with chocolate!
 Open a can of coconut, after panicking that you were going to use your coconut best friend
 Stir with some other stuff.  Remind Mom that you can stir while playing Cooking Mama too (she has certainly forgotten you wanted to play video games by now.)
 Pour coconut jell on top of the chocolate.  Spread whipped cream on top of that.
 Loose your mind when informed that it's not time to eat it yet.  Use this to barter (successfully) for some video game time already.

3 comments:

Lara said...

That is adorable and delicious looking. I actually did laugh out loud when I scrolled up to see the picture of Case with chocolate all over his face.

deb said...

I love this--is "Cooking with Case" going to become a new series, on your blog ? Hope so. It is every bit as entertaining as Food NetWork. He looks very proud in the last shot. Please make this when we come out !!

Jill T said...

If the coconut only knew...