My Chocolate Pie Food

CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pulse the cookies in a food processor until finely chopped. With the processor running, add the butter. Press the crumbs into the bottoms of four 4 1/4-inch disposable aluminum pie pans. Bake until set, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• For the filling: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the milk and egg yolks. Stir over medium heat until the mixture just barely comes to a boil and becomes thick, 6 to 8 minutes. The second it starts to bubble and thicken (it should be thick like pudding), remove it from the heat. Add the chocolate, butter and vanilla, then stir until everything is beautifully combined. Pour the pudding into the pie crusts and place in the fridge, uncovered, to chill for 4 hours. Serve topped with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Microwave chocolate and cream in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted; stir until completely melted. Cool.
• Whisk in eggs, sugar and flour. Pour into 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 35 min. or until edge of pie is puffed but center is still slightly soft; cool. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

DOUBLE GERMAN'S SWEET CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Microwave 5 oz. chocolate and 1/4 cup milk in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Add cream cheese, sugar and remaining milk; beat with whisk until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spoon into crust. Freeze 4 hours or until firm.
• Remove pie from freezer about 30 min. before serving. Let stand at room temperature or place in refrigerator until slightly softened. Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over pie.

CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• First, make the base. Blitz the biscuits to fine crumbs in a food processor, or tip into a sandwich bag and bash with a rolling pin. Add the melted butter and pulse to combine. Tip into a 22cm pie dish and press into the base and up the side using the back of a spoon. Keep chilled.
• Tip the sugar and milk into a medium saucepan over low-medium heat, and whisk until the milk is steaming and the sugar has dissolved. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks and cornflour together in a bowl to make a smooth paste.
• Add a few spoonfuls of the hot milk to the yolk mixture, whisking to loosen. Slowly whisk this back into the saucepan of hot milk. Continue to whisk until the mixture begins to thicken to a custard-like consistency, about 3-5 mins.
• Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter, dark chocolate and vanilla until the chocolate and butter have melted and the mixture is completely smooth. Pour this over the chilled base and smooth the surface with a spatula. Cover with a circle of baking parchment to prevent a skin forming and chill until set (about 3-4 hrs). Will keep chilled for up to 24 hrs.
• Just before you're ready to serve, whip the cream, icing sugar and vanilla together to soft peaks using an electric whisk. Spoon this over the middle of the pie and gently spread to the edge using the back of the spoon. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings. Or, you could also try sprinkling with crushed candy cane pieces for a mint-chocolate flavour.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK-CARAMEL PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cookie crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min.; cool.
• Microwave caramels and half-and-half in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after 1-1/2 min. Stir in nuts; spread onto bottom of crust. Refrigerate 10 min. or until set. Chop 2 oz. chocolate; sprinkle over caramel layer in crust.
• Microwave remaining chocolate in separate microwaveable bowl 30 sec.; stir until completely melted. Drizzle over pie. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

TRIPLE-LAYER CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.)
• Spread 1-1/2 cups pudding onto bottom of crust. Stir half the COOL WHIP into remaining pudding; spread over layer in crust. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 min.
• Pour half the pudding into crust. Let stand 5 min.
• Stir 1 cup COOL WHIP into remaining pudding; spoon over pudding layer in crust.
• Top with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 3 hours.