Copycat Marie Callender's Chocolate Cream Pie

by **Stef** Sun Apr 26, 2015 3:07 pm

Time needed

45 min preparation + 8 hour cooking

Serving Size / Yield

8 servings

Ingredients

Crust:
1 1/3 C chocolate wafer crumbs
5 Tbs melted butter
1/4 C sugar
Filling:
2/3 C sugar
1/4 C cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
4 large egg yolks
3 C whole milk
5 oz melted bittersweet chocolate
2 oz melted unsweetened chocolate
2 Tbs softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
Topping:
3/4 C chilled heavy cream
1 Tbs sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

To make the crust, stir together crumbs, butter, and sugar. Press mixture onto the bottom and sides of a large pie plate, and bake until crisp. Let the crust cool on a rack.

 To make the filling, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks in a large saucepan, then pour in the necessary milk in a stream, whisking as you go. Boil the filling over medium heat, whisking all the while, then reduce heat and simmer, whisking for one more minute.

Pour and press the filling through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then whisk in the chocolates, butter, and vanilla. Cover the filling's surface with buttered wax paper and cool it in the fridge for around 2 hours.

Spoon the filling into crust, loosely cover the pie, and chill it for six hours.

 Make the cream topping just before serving by beating cream with sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer until it holds stiff peaks, then spooning over the pie in even layers.