It's the Most Wonderful Time of the YearCheck out how Santa is riding his chocolate sleigh right into the season! Have fun with your holiday pies and tarts this year. You can jazz up homemade or store-bought pies/tarts with this cute little Santa. For the white Santa body, use whipped cream or a marshmallow. For the BEST, most sinfully delicious chocolate pie you've ever had, check out my recipe below. Even better than the way it melts in your mouth? How easy it is to prepare...
Decadent Chocolate Pie
9-inch pie shell (refrigerated or frozen - any variety)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 large egg yolks
3 cups milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
Bake the pie shell according to the package directions. Cool.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and milk. Gradually whisk the egg-milk mixture into the sugar mixture.
Set the pan over medium heat and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and vanilla. Add the chocolate chips and stir until chocolate melts and mixture is blended and smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell. Cover with plastic wrap and press the wrap onto the chocolate filling to smooth the surface. Refrigerate until firm (at least 2-3 hours) with the plastic wrap on top.
Serves 8
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