chocolate custard pie
HAPPY PI DAY. (3.14) Decided to make some chocolate custard pie. Can't wait until 3-14-2015... the truest of PI Days!!!! ;) But this recipe pretty much rules, so try it out. I froze mine and served it slightly thawed. Frozen custard is like amazing!!!
prep time
3 Hr
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 slices
Ingredients
- 1 - 9 inch pie crust
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 - egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whipped topping, thawed
How To Make chocolate custard pie
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Step 1Preheat oven to 450'F Bake pie crust for about 8 minutes, or until just golden.
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Step 2In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer until smooth.
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Step 3In a small sauce pan bring the heavy cream to a scald. Pour 8 ounces of your 10 ounce chopped chocolate into the scalded cream. Add vanilla to cream chocolate mixture and stir until completely melted.
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Step 4Meanwhile in a small bowl, whisk eggs yolks until smooth. Then add your flour to your egg yolks one 1/2 tablespoon at a time until completely smooth.
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Step 5With a whisk, slowly pour hot chocolate cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking the entire time! (The hot chocolate and cream will cook the egg yolks. Whisking will keep the yolks from clumping and making you an omelet..eww!)
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Step 6Let chocolate egg yolk mixture to cool completely!!!! (Can not emphasis this more. Pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes if you have to, just make sure it isn't hot!)
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Step 7Pour chocolate mixture into butter sugar mixture and beat with a hand mixer on high for 4-5 minutes. This is your chocolate custard!!! :-D
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Step 8Spread your chocolate custard filling into the 9 inch pie crust.
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Step 9Top the filling with the remaining chopped chocolate.
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Step 10Spoon whipped topping on top of the filling and spread out evenly. I dusted the top of the pie with cocoa powder because it was pretty!
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Step 11Chill for 3 hours before serving. (Again, I froze the pie. If you like frozen custard, this pie rocks frozen!!! Just a little harder to cut.)
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