Chocolate Cream Pie
Serves 6 - 8
Recipe:
Based on the original recipe from Saveur magazine, Issue #126
Crust
8 Tbls. butter
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 (9-oz.) package chocolate wafer cookies
Filling
3 1/2 cups half-and-half
8 Tbls. butter, cut into hunks
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
9 egg yolks
9 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Topping
2 cups heavy cream
2 Tbls. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Yields 1 (9-inch) pie
Grease a 9-inch glass pie plate lightly and set it aside. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
Make the cookie crumbs
Grab your cookies. You need to turn them into cookie crumbs. You can do this in a food processor, but I usually just opt for the bag-and-bash method.
