Chocolate on Chocolate Cream Pie
on Mar 15, 2018, Updated Jan 03, 2021
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This easy chocolate cream pie recipe is one of many reasons to be glad for the miracle of wonderful friendships and the wonders of modern medicine. It’s no secret that I have had a chocolate addiction for most of my life. It’s an issue that I have learned to embrace and thanks to a quick jaunt to the emergency room as a five year old, I found out that in the event you do O.D. on chocolate, it’s usually nothing that a little shot of epinepherine can’t take care of (true story).
About this recipe
I can’t take credit for making this fancy but simple dessert recipe. My dear friend Jeri who I met over our story on burrata cheese, way back when, is the lady behind this decadent creation.
Since our initial encounter some five years ago the friendship between my special lady Jeri and me is as strong and delicious as ever. We’ve had many mutually tasty adventures since that time, not the least of which was our joint coverage of Patricia Wells , one autumn afternoon when she came to town for lunch.
The relationships that can develop over food can be pretty amazing. Whether it be a family dinner around the kitchen table, a first date at your favorite Italian restaurant, a luncheon with a famed culinary legend, or a simple book club with just a handful of friends, food can bring people together and help keep them together better than just about anything I know.
Jeri put this easy chocolate cream pie recipe together for our most recent book club gathering that she was gracious enough to host. Our book this past month was The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. A bit quirky but easy to read and definitely entertaining, I can give this book by Jonas Jonasson two thumbs up. As good as this story is to read, Jeri’s pie is even better.
Main ingredients
- Cream
- Chocolate Chips
- Egg Yolk
- Milk
- Butter
Make this easy chocolate cream pie recipe and let it help you celebrate the special people in your life. Find a good book, call some friends and then dole out a few slices of this rich and dreamy chocolate indulgence. Your life will be better for it, try it and see.
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Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
Ingredients
For the Dark Chocolate Mousse
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
- 1 pinch kosher salt
For the Crust
- 1 store-bought crust,, 0r see instructions below for a link to our homemade pie crust
For the Chocolate Tuffle Filling
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
- 2 tbsp butter, unsalted and cut into small pieces
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 2 egg yolks
For the Garnish
- 2 cups whipped cream, optional
- 3 oz high quality dark chocolate, shaved
Instructions
To Make The Dark Chcolate Mousse
- Bring the cream just to a boil, using a small pot. Using a large and heatproof bowl, combine chocolate and salt and add the hot cream and whisk mixture until well combined. Allow. mixture to cool to room temp and cover and chill for at least 8 hour or overnight.
To Make The Crust
- Use a store-bought crust or make our flaky and homemade pie crust recipe.
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Then, use some parchment paper to line the sides and bottom of pie shell and then anchor the parchment paper with dried beans or use pie weights to hold it in place. Bake the pie crust for about 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the parchment paper along with anchors and allow the pie shell to cool to room temperature.
To Make The Chocolate Tuffle Filling
- Use a small pot and bring the milk and cream just to a boil. Use a medium sized heatproof bowl and combine chocolate and hot cream mixture, stir until well incorporated. Add the butter, salt, and egg yolks and whisk thoroughly. Pour truffle filling into the pie shell and bake in oven until slightly jiggly in the middle, for approximately 20 minutes. Allow to cool to room temp for about 2 hours.
Finish the Mousse
To Make this Dessert Even More Decadent
- Spread a generous layer of whipped cream over the mousse. Then, garnish with shaved chocolate. Serve immediately or wrap with plastic and chill until ready to indulge.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Awww Dan! Reading your sweet words about our friendship is so moving. You are right, connecting with family and friends over food is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Our meeting over the mutual love of food and photography was like hitting the jackpot for me! Cook on my friend!
I cant wait until we get together again, JB, because I know there will be good food, good conversation, and good conversation about food. Thanks for the beautiful comments!
Itโs so nice to see you spent a day with Patricia Wells ! Lucky you….And sharing her recipe for the pie – it so gracious and the pie looks divine Dan!! Canโt wait to try this recipe – thanks so much !!
I will be pinning it to!!
Thank you for dropping by! We always love to hear form you.
This pie looks like a work of art and something that I just can’t live without. I’m a chocoholic too and this will be a great make and take. Thank you for sharing!\\\ You and yours are the best!
Thanks for the nice comments, Julie. We love sharing your food as it is the closest we can come to tasting it!
I’m sure your pie is as delicious to eat as your writing is to read. This looks like a “keeper” recipe, for sure. I must confess, I’m so jealous you kept company with Patricia Wells. It is one of my life-long dreams to attend one of her classes in Provence (or Paris). Give me some time to save up (and some courage to get over some recent claustrophobia of flying) and MAYBE we can meet at one of her classes in France. I’m sure I could talk Bec into going (once her son is older). Sounds fun, doesn’t it?!! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’m pinning it for later.
Susie, how fun would THAT be?! Thanks, as always for the great comments. Let’s start saving for that trip!