Chocolate Layer Pie

18 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate cookies
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter or 1/3 cup margarine
  • Cream Cheese Layer
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, divided
  • Chocolate Filling Layer
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
  • chocolate shavings (to garnish)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine cookie crumbs, 3 Tbs sugar and melted butter.
  2. 2
    Press firmly into 9 inch pie plate covering bottom and sides evenly.
  3. 3
    Bake at 350° F for 10 minutes.
  4. 4
    In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tbs milk in large bowl until smooth.
  5. 5
    Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
  6. 6
    Spread on bottom of baked crust.
  7. 7
    In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch.
  8. 8
    Stir in the milk, chocolate, and 1 tablespoon butter.
  9. 9
    Cook on medium stirring constantly until thickened and bubbling.
  10. 10
    Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 additional minutes.
  11. 11
    Remove 1 cup of mixture from pan.
  12. 12
    Gradually stir the 1 cup of mixture into egg yolks.
  13. 13
    Return mixture to saucepan; bring to boil.
  14. 14
    Cook, stirring constantly for 2 additional minutes.
  15. 15
    Stir in vanilla.
  16. 16
    Set pudding aside to cool for a few minutes.
  17. 17
    Turn pie filling into pie pan on top of the cream cheese layer.
  18. 18
    Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
  19. 19
    Just before Serving spread remaining whipped toping over pudding layer, and garnish with shaved chocolate.

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