Name: Anna’s Chocolate Cream Pie
Yield: 8 - 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups (270 g) chocolate cookie crumbs; ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter, melted; 5 ounce (150 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 tbsp (30 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ½ cup (125 mL) granulated sugar; 3 tbsp (22 g) cornstarch; ½ tsp (2.5 g) salt; 1 ¼ cup (310 mL) 2% milk; 1 ¼ cups (310 mL) 18% cream; 6 large egg yolks; 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream; 2 tbsp (16 g) icing sugar, sifted; ¼ tsp (1 mL) vanilla extract

Yields

8 - 10 servings

A rich, creamy pie that will impress any guest at your table.

ingredients

Crust

1 ½

cups (270 g) chocolate cookie crumbs

cup (60 g) unsalted butter, melted

Chocolate Cream

ounce (150 g) semisweet chocolate, chopped

tbsp (30 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

cup (125 mL) granulated sugar

tbsp (22 g) cornstarch

tsp (2.5 g) salt

1 ¼

cup (310 mL) 2% milk

1 ¼

cups (310 mL) 18% cream

large egg yolks

Topping

cup (250 mL) whipping cream

tbsp (16 g) icing sugar, sifted

tsp (1 mL) vanilla extract

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Notes

Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) pie

Step 1

For the crust, preheat the oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC). Stir the cookie crumbs and melted butter together until evenly combined and press this into a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake the crust for 10 minutes, then cool while preparing the filling.

Step 2

For the filling, place the chocolate, butter and vanilla in a bowl with a strainer placed over it. Whisk the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepot. Whisk in the milk and cream and then the egg yolks and then bring this up to a simmer on medium heat while whisking constantly, until the mixture just begins to bubble and is glossy and thick (once it starts to thicken, it happens quickly.) Pour this through the strainer over the chocolate and butter and whisk until the chocolate and butter have melted. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the filling, cool to room temperature and then chill for at least 4 hours to set.

Step 3

Once chilled, stir the filling gently and spoon this into the pie shell, spread to level it.

Step 4

For the topping, whip the cream to a soft peak and whip in the icing sugar and vanilla. Spread this over the chocolate cream and serve.

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