I made this pie using the basic flaky pie crust, though I rolled the crust too thin and the edges started to crumble almost immediately after I took the pie out of the oven. Also be careful when adding the eggs not to accidentally cook them; I didn't stir my mixture well enough and I think I ended up scrambling some bits of egg into my chocolate.
Needless to say, after telling my friends and family about this, my mother is the only one who's tried a slice (besides me!)
The ingredients and directions are listed below. To see a few photos and hear about my experience baking this pie, watch the slideshow
.Chocolate Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 baked flaky pastry crust
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2.5 cups whole milk
- 5 large egg yolks
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Whisk sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan until well blended.
- Gradually whisk in the whole milk, then the egg yolks.
- Stir the mixture constantly, bringing it to a bare simmer over medium heat.
- Then remove the mixture from heat, scrape the corners of the pan, and whisk until smooth.
- Return to the heat and, whisking constantly, bring to a simmer and cook for 1 minute. Then add the butter, vanilla and chocolate.