Chocolate Cream Pie for Two
Created by elsie on February 1, 2012
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 5-6m
- Recipe #7349
Ingredients
- 1 pie pastry (5 inch x1-5/8 baked, cooled
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup half and half (or whole milk)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate
- Whipped cream, optional
- Chocolate for grating, optional
How to Make
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Step 1: In a small saucepan, whisk together the cold milk and egg yolk until completely blended.
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Step 2: Whisk in the cornstarch and blend until well mixed.
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Step 3: Add in the sugar and mix again.
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Step 4: Turn heat on to medium high and cook; whisking constantly, until mixture begins to thicken and boil. (This takes about approximately 5-6 minutes).
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Step 5: Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate and vanilla. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
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Step 6: Pour immediately into the cooled pie shell; cool at room temperature for about an hour.
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Step 7: Cover pie with whipped cream and grated chocolate, if desired, and then chill pie thoroughly.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (114.3 g)
- Calories 255.7
- Total Fat - 10.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 114.6 mg
- Sodium - 46.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 25.5 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 81.7 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg