Chocolate cream pie

By greeneyes718

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter,melted
• 1 tbsp sugar
• FILLING:
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate,chopped
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• TOPPING:
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

CRUST:
-With cooking spray,coat 9 in deep dish pie plate
-In medium bowl,mix crust ingredients;reserve 1 tbsp crumb mixture for garnish
-Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom and sides of prepared pie plate
-Bake until crust looks puffed and is set,10 min
-Cool on wire rack

FILLING:
-In bowl,whisk cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt; whisk in half and half
-In saucepan, heat milk, sugar and chocolate over medium heat, stirring, to melt chocolate
-Whisk in half and half mixture
-Cook,whisking, until filling begins to bubble;cook,whisking, until very thick,1 min
-Off heat, whisk in butter and vanilla
-Spread in prepared crust;cover
-Chill thoroughly,4 hrs


TOPPING:
-Whip cream, sugar and vanilla
-Spread over filling;top with reserved crumb mixture