Chocolate Cream Pie With Whipped Cream
This chocolate cream pie recipe is made in a baked pastry shell or graham cracker crust and topped with fluffy whipped cream.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- ¾cup sugar
- 6tablespoons cornstarch
- 8ounces baking chocolate (chopped)
- ½teaspoon salt
- 2 ½cups whole milk
- 3egg yolks ( beaten )
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1(9-inch) pre-baked pastry shell
- For the whipped cream:
- 1cup heavy cream
- 2tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
Step 1
In the top bowl of a double boiler , combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, chocolate, and salt. Stir in milk.Step 2
Cook mixture over boiling water, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, or until chocolate mixture has thickened. Continue to cook for about 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.Step 3
While whisking, gradually add about half of the hot chocolate mixture into beaten egg yolks . Return the egg mixture to the double boiler, stirring well.Step 4
Cook over boiling water, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Remove the mixture from heat, and stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.Step 5
If there are some lumps in the filling, strain it through a fine-mesh sieve . Pour the filling into a baked pie shell. Chill the pie in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 hours.Step 6
In a mixing bowl , beat the heavy cream with confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until stiff. Spread over chocolate cream pie and return to refrigerator until serving time.