Chocolate Cream Pie

Serves: 4

Magnus Pfeffer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

45

Sweetness

55

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Sugar

1 cup

Cornstarch

1 tsp

Salt

4 large

Egg Yolk

3 cups

Whole Milk

1 tsp

Vanilla

Directions:

1

Make crust: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Stir together crumbs, butter, and sugar and press on bottom and up side of a 9-inch pie plate (1-quart capacity)

3

Bake until crisp, about 15 minutes, and cool on a rack

4

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

5

Stir together crumbs, butter, and sugar and press on bottom and up side of a 9-inch pie plate (1-quart capacity)

6

Bake until crisp, about 15 minutes, and cool on a rack

7

Make filling: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, and yolks in a 3-quart heavy saucepan until combined well, then add milk in a stream, whisking

8

Bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking, then reduce heat and simmer, whisking, 1 minute (filling will be thick)

9

Force filling through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then whisk in chocolates, butter, and vanilla

10

Cover surface of filling with a buttered round of wax paper and cool completely, about 2 hours

11

Spoon filling into crust and chill pie, loosely covered, at least 6 hours

12

Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, and yolks in a 3-quart heavy saucepan until combined well, then add milk in a stream, whisking

13

Bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking, then reduce heat and simmer, whisking, 1 minute (filling will be thick)

14

Force filling through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then whisk in chocolates, butter, and vanilla

15

Cover surface of filling with a buttered round of wax paper and cool completely, about 2 hours

16

Spoon filling into crust and chill pie, loosely covered, at least 6 hours

17

Make topping: Just before serving, beat cream with sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then spoon on top of pie

18

Just before serving, beat cream with sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then spoon on top of pie