Chocolate Cream Pie

Name: Chocolate Cream Pie
Yield: Makes one 9-inch pie, 6 to 8 slices (level: easy)
Ingredients: 1 prebaked 9-inch Traditional Pastry Piecrust shell (page 6); 3/4 cup sugar; 3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups whole milk; 4 large egg yolks; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate; 2 cups Whipped Cream (page 193); 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

January 24, 2012

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Simple and unfussy, this smooth, silky pie is pure chocolate through and through. I have several chocoholic customers who absolutely swear by it. Try the Graham Cracker Crust (page 10) as an alternative to the traditional crust.

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