Monday, July 12, 2010

Chocolate Cream Pie




INGREDIENTS

35 cookie wafers (or a package of graham crackers)
8 Tb butter, softened
3 Tb cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
½ cup plus 1 tsp sugar
2 cups milk
3 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
2 large egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup walnuts

½ cup heavy whipping cream, whipped or crushed Oreo cookies (for garnish)


DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350
Crush wafers into fine crumbs, and combine with 6 Tb butter
Spread in a pie plate and bake for 8 minutes
In a saucepan, mix cornstarch, salt, ½ cup sugar, milk, and chocolate. Heat until chocolate melts and mixture thickens. Boil 1 minute
In a bowl, beat egg yolks and slowly add a small amount of chocolate mixture.
Put the egg mixture back into the pan and heat the whole filling until mixture thickens and can coat a spoon.
Stir in vanilla and remaining 2 Tb butter.
Spread with whipped cream and sprinkle with oreos if desired.
*note: add whipped cream into the pie itself to make chocolate silk pie

(sorry-the picture doesn't do this pie justice! It is so good!)

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