Chocolate Pie

This pie was an experiment for Thanksgiving. I have never liked the idea of chocolate pie being just a box of cooked chocolate pudding poured into a pie crust. It just doesn't sound appealing to me at all. So when my husband requested a chocolate pie for Thanksgiving dessert, I decided to try using chocolate custard instead. It turned out AMAZING. If you are a fan of chocolate pie, this recipe is a must! It has 3 layers of chocolate, and it is silky smooth and divine!

Chocolate Pie

-3/4 C whole milk
-3/4 C  heavy cream
-3 Tbsp corn starch
-4 egg yolks
-2 tsp vanilla
-2 C milk chocolate chocolate chips
-1/4 C heavy cream
-Cooked pie shell (AMAZING recipe for pie dough found HERE)

-whisk egg yolks together with vanilla in a bowl and set aside.
-in a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips and add the 1/4 C of heavy cream and mix until smooth. Set aside.
--in a saucepan, combine milk, cream, and corn starch, whisking until smooth.
-over medium heat, stir constantly with a whisk until the mixture thickens. Cook 3-5 minutes stirring constantly until the starch has cooked. (take a taste if you are unsure if the mixture isn't thoroughly cooked)
-remove from heat and add a little of the milk/cornstarch mixture to the egg yolks and whisk. Add a little more and whisk again. Keep whisking in the thickened mixture to the eggs a little at a time until it has all been mixed together.
-Return everything to the saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 2-3 minutes, do not let the mixture boil.
-Remove from heat and whisk in the chocolate/cream mixture. Mix until smooth.
-Pour into pie shell and let set until it cools.

-1/2 C milk chocolate chocolate chips
-1/2 C heavy cream

-Melt chocolate with cream and then spread about HALF of the ganache over top of the pie.

-1/2 C heavy whipping cream
-1 tsp vanilla
-1 tbsp sugar
-remaining ganache

-Whisk cream with vanilla and sugar in a mixer on high until whipped cream forms soft peaks. Add ganache and mix thoroughly until combined.
-Spread or pipe over the ganache layer of the pie.

-optional, drizzle melted chocolate over whipped cream layer.

refrigerate 1-2 hours