My Favorite Chocolate Pie - The Pantry
There is a little restaurant north of here (McKinney for you who know your N.Texas geography) called The Pantry and this is their yummy creation.
First you need to make the chocolate custard recipe. You probably should double or triple this recipe if you plan on sharing.
Chocolate Custard:
2 cups milk
1/4 cup corn syrup
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs yolk
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix together 1/2 cup milk, egg yolks, corn syrup, corn starch, sugar, and cocoa, to form a paste. Stir in remaining milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Remove from heat immediately. Add margarine and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate.
And now for the pie:
Chocolate Cream Pie
1 1/2 cups chocolate custard
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
2 1/2 cups whipped cream topping
chocolate shavings or mini chocolate chips
1 10 inch baked pie shell
Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 2 T whipped cream until smooth. Spread into bottom of pie shell. Top with layer of chocolate filling. Spoon remaining whipped cream over chocolate filling. Garnish with chocolate shavings or mini-chocolate chips. Refrigerate.
Chocolate filling should be cold before layering on cream cheese base.
If you prefer to not use the cream cheese filling you can just double the chocolate custard and you will still have one very chocolatey delicious pie!
