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Chocolate Caramel Cream Pie
If you don't feel like turning on the oven for an hour or so, try this rich chocolate dessert, capped with fresh whipped cream.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 40 min👤 Country Living📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter. Stir the crushed cookie crumbs, melted butter, and Cognac in a medium-size bowl. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom and all around the sides of a pie pan. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes, remove from oven, and cool completely on a wire rack.
2
Make the pudding: Place the chocolate in a large bowl and set aside. Whisk the egg yolks, 2/3 cup brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. Heat 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream, milk, and remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until the mixture just begins to boil. Remove from heat and, whisking continuously, gradually add the hot milk to the egg mixture. Return the milk-and-egg mixture to the saucepan and, whisking continuously, cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook for 1 more minute, whisking continuously, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Remove from heat and strain the pudding into the bowl with the chocolate. Let sit for ⏱️ 2 minutes and fold the chocolate into the pudding with a spatula. Cool to room temperature.
large egg yolks4
3
Finish the pie: Pour Caramel Sauce into the bottom of the piecrust and refrigerate for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Spread the pudding over the caramel and chill for ⏱️ 2 hours. Beat the remaining cream, brown sugar, vanilla, and the cocoa powder in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Top the pudding with the cream and chill for ⏱️ 30 minutes or up to ⏱️ 6 hours.
Caramel Sauce
Nutrition Facts
calories
396 calories
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