Best Chocolate Cream Pie Yet

Name: Best Chocolate Cream Pie Yet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams good-quality bittersweet chocolate (Lindt 70%), chopped; 2 teaspoons butter; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 6 larges egg yolks; 315 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 355 milliliters whipping cream; 769 milliliters whole milk (I used 2% and it worked fine)

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Best Chocolate Cream Pie Yet a try. One serving contains 621 calories, 9g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of bittersweet chocolate, sugar, cornstarch, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Rub a 9 inch pie dish with butter. In a bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs and sugar.

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Graham Cracker Crumbs

Butter

Sugar

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Add the softened butter and stir until mixture it moist. Press into bottom and up sides of pie dish.

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Butter

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Bake for 8-10 minutes.

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Whisk the egg yolks together in a mixing bowl and set the bowl next to stove.In a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat, stir together sugar, cornstarch, and salt, then whisk in the 3 1/4 cups milk. Bring to a simmer.

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Corn Starch

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Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Whisk about 1/2 cup hot milk mixture into the bowl with the egg yolks, then pour the egg yolks back into the saucepan.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk and stir until mixture thickens, then continue whisking for another 2-3 minutes.

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Remove from heat and stir in chocolate, vanilla, and the 2 teaspoons butter.

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Vanilla

Butter

Pour chocolate filling into a medium metal bowl, then set bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and let cool 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until filling reaches room temperature.

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Water

Ice

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Pour filling into prepared crust and cover with plastic wrap or a piece of well-buttered foil, pressing it directly onto surface to prevent skin from forming. Chill until cold, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.Just before serving (or you can do this as soon as the pie is cold), whip the cream and spread freshly whipped, sweetened cream (or whipped topping) over top.

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