Dark Chocolate Cream Pie

Unsweetened chocolate mixed with sugar, cornstarch, salt, milk, egg yolks, butter, vanilla extract. Spooned into a baked pastry shell, chilled, and topped with whipped topping.

Ingredients -

1 1/4 cups Sugar
1/4 cup Cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon Salt
3 (1 ounce each) Squares Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped
3 cups Milk
4 Egg Yolks, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons Butter
1-1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
8 ounces Whipped Topping
1 Pastry Shell, baked

Preparation:

1. In small saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in chocolate and milk.

2. Heat over medium, while stirring, until thick and bubbly.

3. Reduce heat to low.

4. Stir and cook 2 additional minutes.

5. Remove saucepan from heat.

6. Stir a few tablespoons of chocolate mixture into egg yolks.

7. Add chocolate egg yolk mixture to saucepan, stirring constantly.

8. Bring mixture to gentle boil, cook additional 2 minutes.

9. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla extract.

10. Spoon mixture into baked pastry shell.

11. Cool completely on wire rack.

12. Spread whipped topping over pie filling.

13. Cover and chill minimum 3 hours.

Cooking Tip

Premium Chocolate

Use premium brands of chocolate, instead of inexpensive semisweet baking squares, to produce the most delicious chocolate desserts.

Cooking Tip

Cornstarch

Like flour, cornstarch is often used as a thickening agent in recipes for soup, sauces, and gravies. Cornstarch can also be found in recipes for dessert custards. For best results when using cornstarch in recipes, if applicable, add the cornstarch to a small amount of liquid and stir it until it forms a paste. Add the paste into the recipe at the appropriate time.