Chocolate Whipped Cream Pie

Sinfully rich, and intensely chocolate. Prep time does not include refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 8

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 crust

Directions

1. Heat milk to boiling in large heavy saucepan.
2. Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a mixing bowl; beat in eggs until smooth.
3. Very slowly stir in half the boiling milk, stirring constantly; return to saucepan.
4. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute; remove from heat.
5. Stir chocolate pieces and butter into custard until melted; gradually stir in 1 cup of the cream.
6. Pour chocolate filling into baked pie shell; lay a sheet of wax paper loosely over filling; cool; refrigerate overnight.
7. Remove wax paper from pie.
8. Whip remaining 1 cup cream in small bowl until stiff; spread over pie.