Chocolate-Apricot Pie

Heat oven to 400°F. In a bowl, whisk eggs; set aside. In another bowl, combine chocolate, butter and vanilla. In a heavy-bottomed pot (to prevent burning), combine milk with 1/2 cup sugar and salt over medium heat; whisk constantly until mixture comes to a simmer.

Remove pot from heat.

Whisk milk mixture into eggs until combined.

Whisk chocolate-butter mixture into milk-egg mixture; spoon custardinto piecrust.

Bake pie until it begins to set at edges but center jiggles slightly when you shake pan, 13 to 15 minutes.

Remove pie from oven; let cool for at least 3 hours.In a bowl, 10 minutes prior to serving, toss apricots with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar; arrange apricots on top of pie.

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