Chocolate Icebox
Pie Recipe
Ingredients :
2/3 cup milk
3/4 cup semisweet
chocolate morsels
1/4 cup cold
water
2 tablespoons
cornstarch
1 (14-ounce) can
sweetened condensed milk
3 large eggs,
beaten
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
3 tablespoons
butter or margarine
1 (6-ounce)
ready-made chocolate crumb piecrust
1 cup whipping
cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped
pecans, toasted
1 (1.55-ounce)
milk chocolate candy bar, chopped
Step 1
Heat milk until
it just begins to bubble around the edges in a 3-quart saucepan over medium
heat (do not boil). Remove from heat, and whisk in chocolate morsels until
melted. Cool slightly.
Step 2
Stir together
cold water and cornstarch until dissolved.
Step 3
Whisk cornstarch
mixture, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and vanilla into chocolate mixture.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil 1 minute or until
mixture thickens and is smooth. (Do not overcook.)
Step 4
Remove from heat,
and whisk in butter. Spoon mixture into piecrust. Cover and chill at least 8
hours.
Step 5
Beat whipping
cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add sugar,
beating until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream evenly over pie filling,
and sprinkle with pecans and candy bar pieces.