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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
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