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Easy Chocolate Cream Pie
Silky, rich, and smooth, this is the best chocolate cream pie recipe. Made with an Oreo crust and topped with stabilized whip cream, it’s perfect for chocolate lovers.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- oven
- saucepan
- whisk
- mixing bowl
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make Crust
2
Make the Crust
3
Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. In a bowl, combine the crushed cookie crumbs with melted butter until mixture resembles damp sand. Press tightly into bottom and along the sides of a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
4
Make Filing
5
Make Filling
6
In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and coffee crystals, whisking until smooth. Add half and half and beaten yolks to the saucepan. Whisk to combine.
half and half2 cups
7
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, whisking continuously. Whisk while boiling for ⏱️ 1 minute, or until filling is smooth and thick - this will happen quickly, so do not leave stovetop unattended. Remove from heat.
8
Chill
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Add the chocolate chips and 2 TB butter into the hot filling. Whisk to fully incorporate, until thick and smooth. Transfer filling into the prepared pie crust. Smooth top out evenly, place cling wrap directly onto surface of filling, and chill in fridge at least ⏱️ 4 hours.
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Make Stabilized Whipped Cream
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Prepare Gelatin
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Place the mixing bowl and beaters in freezer to chill. In a small bowl, combine plain gelatin powder with 2 TB water, letting the gelatin soak up the water completely. Microwave the gelatin for ⏱️ 10 seconds at a time, until it's a hot, thick liquid. Stir, cover, and set aside.
water2 tablespoons
13
Beat
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In the chilled mixing bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and Kahlua liqueur (or vanilla extract). Beat on medium-high with chilled beaters until mixture is ribbony, not quite at soft peaks.If gelatin has coagulated, microwave it several seconds just until it's a lukewarm liquid. Slowly and steadily, drizzle gelatin into the heavy cream mixture, directly over the constantly beating whisks. Beat to firm peaks. If you over-beat a bit past firm peaks and whipped cream is a bit clumpy, it's fine.
heavy whipping cream (very cold)2 cupsvanilla extract2 teaspoons
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Garnish
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Spread or pipe the whipped cream on top of chilled pie. Garnish with cocoa powder or shaved chocolate. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
718 kcal
fat Content
60 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
45 g
sodium Content
329 mg
protein Content
8 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
219 mg
carbohydrate Content
69 g
saturated Fat Content
34 g
unsaturated Fat Content
22 g
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