Chocolate Ice Box Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces bittersweet semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f and grease a 9" pie pan.
• 2 crust:.
• 3 combine and mix all ingrediants and press mixture into the bottom and up sides of pan.
• 4 freeze crust for 15 minutes, then bake for 8-10 minutes, until slightly browned around edges. remove from oven and cool completely.
• 5 filling:.
• 6 combine hot water, cocoa and vanilla in small measuring cup and set aside.
• 7 microwave chocolate chunks on high for 1 minute, stir until completely melted, let cool for several minutes.
• 8 whip cream sugar and salt with a hand or stand mixer until soft peaks form.
• 9 stir the cocoa mixture into melted chocolate. using a whisk, fold chocolate mixture into whipped cream until no streaks remain.
• 10 spread the filling evenly into the cooled crust, then spread or dollop whipped cream on top.
• 11 refrigerate pie for at least an hour before serving, or until filling is firm.