This is my son, Sam’s favorite dessert, especially when he was little. Poor Sam. His birthday falls exactly a week after his sister, Nora’s. And all hell breaks loose for the princess’s birthday. So Sam was always a bit forgotten. Or I was just out of steam by the time his rolled around.
Use chocolate cookies in place of the graham crackers or use a pastry crust if you prefer. I add malt powder to this pie, as we love all things malt-y. –Jill Melton, Editor
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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