chocolate crust

This Chocolate Pie Crust is a like a chocolate cookie baked in a pie tin! It's a chocolate variation on a classic Pâte Sucrée. Perfect for cream pies or custards!

Chocolate Pie Pastry

(120) all-purpose flour

(28 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder

(56 grams) powdered sugar

salt

(113 grams) unsalted butter, cold

Add the flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor.

With the motor running pour in the egg and let process until the dough forms together into a cohesive ball.

Scrape the dough from the bowl and place in a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk and wrap tightly.

Using a rolling pin roll the dough out until it stretches to the corner of the plastic wrap to ensure a tight seal.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight.

A simple and delicious Pumpkin Pie Recipe with a chocolate crust! he pumpkin pie filling has the perfect amount of spice that still allows the pumpkin flavor to come through and pairs extremely well with the chocolate cookie crumb crust!

Pumpkin Pie Recipe (with a Chocolate Crust)

chocolate wafers, finely ground

unsalted butter, melted

pumpkin puree pumpkin

condensed milk

lemon, juiced

salted butter, melted

brown sugar

eggs

vanilla extract

cinnamon

nutmeg

ginger

clove

heavy cream

sugar

milk chocolate

 Preheat oven to 350˚F.

In a large bowl mix combine chocolate wafer crumbs and melted butter until fully mixed together.

Place a 9” pie dish or tart shell onto a baking sheet and pour in wafer mixture. Press mixture both evenly and firmly on the bottom and up the sides. Refrigerate crust until ready to use.

Crust

Combine all filling ingredients into a large bowl.

Whisk together until fully incorporated and no lumps remain.

Pour the filling into the prepared crust and carefully transfer into the lowest rack of the oven.

Bake for 55 to 70 minutes or until the filling has set, but is slightly loose in the middle. Remove from oven and allow pie to cool completely, about 2 hours.

Filling

Pour cream, sugar and vanilla extract into a mixing bowl and beat together using an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.

Generously top pie with whipped cream and finish with chocolate shavings.

Topping

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