Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 eggs
10 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup butter, cut into tablespoons
2 cups heavy cream
1 9-inch baked pie crusts
Directions:
Heat milk to boiling in large heavy saucepan.
Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a mixing bowl; beat in eggs until smooth.
Very slowly stir in half the boiling milk, stirring constantly; return to saucepan.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute; remove from heat.
Stir chocolate pieces and butter into custard until melted; gradually stir in 1 cup of the cream.
Pour chocolate filling into baked pie shell; lay a sheet of wax paper loosely over filling; cool; refrigerate overnight.
Remove wax paper from pie.
Whip remaining 1 cup cream in small bowl until stiff; spread over pie.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 25 min.
Time total: 50 min.