chocolate cream pie

Name: Chocolate Cream Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) plus2 tbsp. corn starch; 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 - egg yolks, beaten; 3 cup(s) half and half; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) butter; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3 ounce(s) chocolate, unsweetened squares; 3 ounce(s) bittersweet chocolate; 1 - baked 9; 1 cup(s) whipping chream; 1/8-1/4 cup(s) sugar; - cocoa or shaved chokolate

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Trudy Aldridge

Knob Noster, MO

Updated on Nov 11, 2011

My son Jon loves this pie, He used to say, less sweet, more chocolate. I think I finally got it right.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup plus2 tbsp. corn starch
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 - egg yolks, beaten
3 cups half and half
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ounces chocolate, unsweetened squares
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 - baked 9
1 cup whipping chream
1/8-1/4 cup sugar
- cocoa or shaved chokolate

How To Make chocolate cream pie

Step 1

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; Stir well.

Step 2

Combine the egg yolks and half and half; gradually stir into the sugar mixture.Add the chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.Boil 3 minutes.
Step 3

Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Immediately pour into the pie shell. Cover with plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes or until firm.
Step 4

Beat the whipping cream with a little sugar until firm peaks form. Spread over pie when it is completely cool. Dust with a little cocoa or shaved chocolate.
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