Chocolate Cream Pie

Cost per serving: 87¢

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients

• 9-inch baked Pastry Shell
• 1  cup  sugar
• 3  tablespoons  cornstarch
• 1/8  teaspoon  salt
• 2 1/2  cups  milk
• 1  large egg
• 2  large egg yolks
• 4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
• 2  tablespoons  unsalted butter
• 2  teaspoons  vanilla extract
• 1  cup  heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon  confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Prepare crumb crust. Then combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan, whisking well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisk constantly for 8 minutes. Remove from heat.

Stir in chocolate until smooth. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into pastry shell. Cover top of tart with wax paper. Chill at least 3 hours.

Whip cream and sugar until stiff. Spoon on top of tart.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

564

Fat:

38g (sat 23g)

Protein:

8g

Carbohydrate:

53g

Fiber:

3g

Cholesterol:

171mg

Sodium:

458mg