Chocolate Cream Pie
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Cream Pie a try. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 429 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg yolks, vanillan extract, cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.
Instructions
Parbake your pie crust by blind baking as directed on the package or if using scratch, covered with parchment and pie weights at 375 for 20 minutes and uncovered at 350 for 20 minutes or until done.
Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in 2 quart saucepan.
Whisk in milk gradually. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat. Blend small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Blend back into hot mixture, stirring to combine. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils.Boil for1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add chocolate, butter and vanilla. Stir until chocolate melts.
Pour into prepared pie crust. Press plastic wrap onto surface of pie filling to prevent skin from forming. Refrigerate several hours until completely cool or overnight.When the pie is chilled, whip the cream and beat in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Pipe it around the edges or spread it over the top.