Black Bottom Vanilla Creme Pie

Total Time: 4 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 inches baked pie crusts (system won't allow me to add this should be a gingersnap cookie crust)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 large egg
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 prepare crumb crust. then combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan, whisking well to blend. bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly, for about 8 minutes. remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.
• 2 place chopped chocolate in a small microwavable bowl. microwave at medium power for 1 minute. stir and repeat. stir and cook the chocolate 30 seconds more if necessary, or until smooth.
• 3 remove 1 cup of custard from saucepan and stir into melted chocolate. spread chocolate custard evenly in bottom of pie shell. spoon remaining vanilla custard on top. cover top of tart with a sheet of wax paper to prevent skin from forming. chill vanilla cream pie at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 4 to serve, whip cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff. spoon or decoratively pipe whipped cream on top of tart.