Pumpkin / Chocolate Pie

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Pumpkin / Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• For filling:
• Ingredients for crust (or use store-bought crust)
• 2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs (about 16 crackers)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), finely chopped
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (preferably 55 percent cacao), chopped
• 1 can (15 OZ) solid packed pumpkin
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 Tbls. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp. course salt
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp.ginger
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• Pinch ground cloves
• 1 oz. milk chocolate , melted

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1: Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugars,
salt, and cinnamon in bowl. Firmly press mixture into bottom and up sides of a deep, 9 1/2-inch
pie dish. Bake until firm, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2: Remove from oven, and sprinkle bittersweet chocolate over bottom of crust. Return to oven to melt chocolate - about 1 minute. Spread chocolate in a thin layer on bottom and up sides. Let cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.

Step 3: For filling: In a large heatproof bowl, set over a pot of simmering water, melt semisweet
chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.

Step 4: Mix pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, eggs, cornstarch, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and a
pinch of cloves in a medium bowl. Whisk 1/3 pumpkin mixture into chocolate mixture. Wisk the remaining pumpkin mixture until completely incorporated.

Stem 5: Transfer pie dish to a baking sheet, and pour pumpkin mixture into crust. Bake until center is
set but still a bit wobbly, about 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pie dish on a wire rack. Refrigerate until
well chilled, at least 8 hours (preferably overnight). Before serving, drizzle melted milk chocolate on top.
Serve immediately.