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Chocolate Pie Recipe
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Provided By:
Ralph Pagano
Ingredients:
1 pie tin
16 ounces ground graham cracker crumbs
4 ounces butter
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
8 each egg yolks
3 ounces cornstarch
1 quart heavy cream
8 ounces sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces heavy cream + sugar + vanilla extract + pinch of salt...whipped to medium peak
4 ounces chopped hazelnuts
Preparation:
In pie tin combine butter and graham cracker till "crustlike" and bake in oven at 325 for 12 minutes to light brown or buy a pie shell and do the same thing. In pot combine sugar, heavy cream and bring to light simmer. Pour hot cream over the chopped chocolate. Whisk entire mixture into the egg yolks and cornstarch till smooth. Run thru a strainer and bring to first simmer and remove from heat after 1 minute. Place in cooled pie shell and place in refrigerator for 2 hours. Top with whipped cream and nuts and back in fridge for 20 minutes. Cut up and garnish with fresh mint. Yummy!