Categories: Pie

Ingredients

• Crust: 1 1/3 c chocolate wafer crumbs (26 cookies- Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers)
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• 1/4 c sugar
• For Filling: 2/3 c sugar
• 1/4 c cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 3 c whole milk
• 5 oz fine quality bittersweet chocolate melted
• 2 oz unsweetened chocolate melted
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• For Topping: 3/4 c chilled heavy cream
• 1 tbsp sugar

Directions

1. Make Crust: Put oven in middle position & preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Stir together crumbs, butter, & sugar.

3. Press on bottom & up side of a 9 inch pie plate.

4. Bake until crisp, about 15 minutes, and cool on a rack.

5. Make Filling: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, & yolks in a 3 quart heavy sauce pan until combined well.

6. Add milk in a stream while whisking.

7. Bring to a boil over moderate heat whisking constantly.

8. Reduce heat & simmer.

9. Whisk one more minute.

10. Force filling through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl.

11. Whisk in chocolates, butter, & vanilla.

12. Cover surface of filling with wax paper & cool completely. (2 hrs)

13. Spoon filling into crust & chill pie loosely covered. (6 hrs)

14. Make Topping: Beat cream with sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until it holds stiff peaks.

15. Spoon on top of pie.

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