Chocolate Pie
Serves: 5
Cierra Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
43
Spice
44
Sweetness
50
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Salted Butter1.5 cups
Sugar1 cup
Cornstarch1 tsp
Kosher Salt3 cups
Whole Milk4 large
Egg Yolk2 tsps
Vanilla ExtractDirections:
1
Special equipment: four 4 1/4-inch aluminum pie pans For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Pulse the cookies in a food processor until finely chopped
3
With the processor running, add the butter
4
Press the crumbs into the bottoms of four 4 1/4-inch disposable aluminum pie pans
5
Bake until set, about 5 minutes
6
Let cool
7
For the filling: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan
8
Whisk in the milk and egg yolks
9
Stir over medium heat until the mixture just barely comes to a boil and becomes thick, 6 to 8 minutes
10
The second it starts to bubble and thicken (it should be thick like pudding), remove it from the heat
11
Add the chocolate, butter and vanilla, then stir until everything is beautifully combined
12
Pour the pudding into the pie crusts and place in the fridge, uncovered, to chill for 4 hours
13
Serve topped with whipped cream