Black Bottom Pie | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 1 Graham-Cracker Crust
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups milk
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate. finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin
• 5 tablespoons cold water
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 cup milk
• teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 4 large egg whites, room temperature