Double Chocolate Cream Pie
A moan-worthy pie with a sweet, rich silky filling and an easy to make cookie crumb crust.
Prep Time1 hour hr
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, cream, pie
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 456kcal
For the crust:
- 32 chocolate wafer cookies broken into pieces
- 4 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter melted
For the chocolate filling:
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 cups whole milk
- 3 egg yolks slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 ounces good quality unsweetened chocolate chopped (not chocolate chips)
For the topping:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
To prepare the filling:
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the eggs yolks. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour. Stir milk in gradually. Add chopped chocolate. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. To temper the eggs, slowly drizzle half the chocolate mixture into the egg yolks while whisking constantly. Blend the chocolate egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot mixture. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the butter and vanilla. Pour into baked chocolate crust.
Allow the filling to cool at room temperature. Lightly cover the pie with plastic wrap (not touching the filling) and chill for at least 4 hours before serving. When ready to serve, prepare the whipped cream topping and dollop or pipe on top. Garnish with grated semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate curls if desired.
- Prep time and cooking time does not include cooling and refrigeration time of about 5 hours.
- Top with whipped cream just before serving.
- To make the shaved chocolate in the photo, I used a vegetable peeler and a thick bar of semi-sweet chocolate.
- For this recipe I use Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers.
- This pie is best made the morning you plan to serve or the day before. Keep this pie refrigerated.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 268mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 741IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2mg