Vanilla and Chocolate Cream Pie with a Chocolate Lined Pastry Crust

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   LINE PIE CRUST WITH CHOCOLATE

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   Melt chocolate chips in a microwave bowl just untl spreadable about 60 seconds, depending on your microwave wattage.

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   With a pastry brush paint entire crust with thi layer of chocolate, chill to harden.

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   MAKE VANILLA CREAM

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   Whisk in a medium saucepan the sugar, cornstarch and salt, slowly whisk in milk until smooth, bring to a warm simmer, remove from heat and scrape sides and bottom with a rubber spatula.

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   Add egg yolks and whisking at all times return to heat, bring to a simmer, cook 1 minute remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla, stir until butter melts, cool to room temperature stirring to prevent a crust or allowing to set,pour into chocolate lined crust, cover top of vanilla cream with plastic wrap and chill.

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   MAKE CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING

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   Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in medium saucepan, slowly whisk in milk until smooth.

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   Heat over medium heat just to a simmer, remove fron heat and scrape all sides, whisk in yolks whisking at all time, return to heat when it just starts to simmer cook 1 minute, remove from heat, whisk in butter, vanilla and chopped chocolate, stir until choclate melts.Cool in bowl, stirring to prevent a crust from forming or becoming set, just until room temperature.

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    Remove plastic wrap from vanilla layer of pie and pour and carefully cover chilled vanilla cream.

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    Chill 8 hours or best overnight.

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    Top with whipped cream before serving

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    For whipped cream topping

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    In a chilled bowl whip cold cream until soft peaks, add confectoners sugar and vanilla, beat until stiff.

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    Spread over chocolate cream layer of pie.

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    Garnish with chocolate shavings.

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    Keep chilled.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.