Chocolate Pudding Pie

If you are looking for something completely unhealthy, delicious, full of chocolate-y goodness, you've come to the right recipe.  If you are looking for something that looks impressive for company, yet is rather easy to put together, you've come to the right recipe.

Ooooh, this one is so good and I am glad that we had some leftovers to take home of it because I have been enjoying them!  I really do try to eat healthy most of the time but every once in a while you gotta splurge and this is the pie to do it with!  Yum!

Chocolate Pudding Pie

Recipe from http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/11654

*There are four major components to this recipe so I broke it down into smaller sections below.

Pie Crust
1 1/4 c. chocolate wafer cookies, pulverized
5 Tbsp. melted butter
3 Tbsp. sugar

Combine cookie crumbs and sugar in a bowl.  Add melted butter and stir.  Press into a 9-in. pie pan and bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F. 


Pie Filling
2 1/2 c. whole milk
5 oz. semi-sweet chocolate (easiest to use chocolate chips)
4 large egg yolks
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. corn starch
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

In a medium sauce pan, combine whole milk and chocolate.  Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted.

Meanwhile, combine egg yolks and sugar and whisk until a pale yellow color.  Add corn starch, salt, and vanilla.

Remove chocolate mixture from heat and pour into egg mixture, stirring well.  Return to sauce pan and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and just begins to bubble (about 6-7 minutes).  Remove from heat and stir continuously for about 1 minute until smooth. 

Pour into pie crust.  Put a piece of plastic wrap over the top and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.


Whipped Cream Topping
1 c. heavy whipping cream
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Using an electric mixer, whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla until it forms stiff peaks.  Spoon evenly over surface of cooled pie. 

Lick the spoon; and maybe even the bowl.  :)

Chocolate Shavings
large chunk dark chocolate
vegetable peeler

Slightly soften your chocolate bar in the microwave (like 15 seconds on low heat).  Slowly scrape the vegetable peeler along the edge of the chocolate bar to create the curls.  If you get ragged edges or little chips instead of curls, soften the chocolate a bit more.  Refrigerate curls until ready to use.  Garnish top of pie with curls before slicing.

Enjoy!!!!!

Husband Rating: Who cares - it is so delicious... actually, he took a stance of not rating desserts, but keeping his rating to dinners only.  Our friends we shared it with gave this a 10 however. 

Food for Thought: No other thoughts than you need to make this.  It's that good!