HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PUDDING PIE WITH BROWNIE CRUS

I made myself a chocolate Valentine treat, albeit early. I whipped up a homemade brownie bottom chocolate pudding pie!

I deserve this, folks. You see, I used to make a highly processed version of this dessert during the early years of my marriage, when my son was little.

But my hubby has never been a chocolate fan (the horror!), and my daughter won’t eat pudding of any kind. (What?!!)

So, as moms do, I sacrificed myself for years and didn’t make this pie. Well, my daughter is away at college (we got to visit her over the weekend!), and during the long car ride, I waxed poetically to my hubby about how I really wanted to make a homemade chocolate pudding pie with a brownie crust.

Ingredients

• Chocolate Pudding from Scratch
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 3 Tablespoons corn starch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 1/2 cups 2% milk (or whole milk)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Brownie Crust
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 4 Tablespoons salted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Whipped Cream
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 Tablespoons confectioners sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Garnish
• 1 square of semi-sweet chocolate to make curls

Instructions

1. Make your pudding first, since it will need to chill for up to three hours. Chop your bittersweet chocolate into fine flakes with a serrated knife.
2. In a large, heat-proof bowl, whisk together your cocoa, corn starch and salt. Gradually add the cream, whisking as you go until it's smooth. Whisk in your eggs.
3. In a 3-quart or larger saucepan, add your milk. Stir in the sugar and warm it over medium heat. Bring the pot to a simmer. You will see tiny bubbles covering the surface of the liquid.
4. When it has reached a simmer, pour most of the hot liquid into your bowl with the cocoa and corn starch mixture. Whisk until it is blended well. This will temper the eggs, so they don't scramble.
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