Chocolate Cream Pie

Use chocolate cookies in place of the graham crackers or use a pastry crust if you prefer. 

Photography By | June 02, 2020

Ingredients

SERVINGS: 10 Serving(s)
Crust
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 1 9-oz. package graham crackers (about 2 1/4 cups)
Filling
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons malt powder
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
Filiing
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Topping
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°. Melt butter in a 9" glass pie plate, add sugar and cracker crumbs, mix well. Press  mixture into sides and bottom of pie plate. Bake until set, about 15 minutes; let cool.

 

2. Heat milk in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat until it just begins to simmer; remove pan from heat. In a large bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and malt powder; add egg yolks and whisk until smooth. Drizzle milk mixture into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly, until smooth. Return mixture to saucepan; heat over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until mixture is very thick, 3–4 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate, whisking until smooth; stir in vanilla. Let cool. Pour chocolate mixture into pie crust.

3. In a cold mixing bowl, whip heavy cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar until stiff peaks form; spread on top of filling. Chill until ready to serve.

 

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Ingredients

SERVINGS: 10 Serving(s)
Crust
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar
  • 1 9-oz. package graham crackers (about 2 1/4 cups)
Filling
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons malt powder
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
Filiing
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Topping
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
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