Chocolate Pie Recipe

Ingredients

1 piecrust (premade or your favorite all-butter pie crust)
2 1/4 cups of whole milk
6 egg yolks
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
4 tsp cornstarch
4 ounces (about 100g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tbsp unsalted butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat 2 cups of milk in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to simmer. Remove from heat.

2 In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and ¼ cup milk.

3. Gradually pour the hot milk into the chocolate mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the chocolate milk mixture back into the saucepan and set over medium heat. Add the chopped chocolate and butter and stir until melted. Heat chocolate mixture, stirring constantly, until it thickens and begins to boil.

4. Pour chocolate filling into cooled pie crust. Refrigerate (uncovered) until set, about 4 hours. Decorate if you want with little leaves made from excess pie dough.