Courvoisier French Silk Chocolate Pie
Yield
1 piePrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
4 hrsTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, baked |
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 4 | tablespoons |
cornstarch
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
cognac
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cognac
|
|
| 1 | x |
chocolate
shavings |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inch, baked |
|
| 591 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 6E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 79 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| 4 | each |
egg yolks
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 59 | ml |
cognac
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cognac
|
|
| 1 | x |
chocolate
shavings |
*
|
Directions
In a medium saucepan, combine half and half, cornstarch, and sugar.
Stir until well-blended.
Add chocolate and cook over low heat, stirring continuously, until chocolate is melted and mixture comes to a boil.
Stir one cup of hot mixture into yolks, return to pan.
Cook and stir one minute.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and cognac.
Pour into prepared crust.
Chill four hours.
Whip cream with two tablespoons cognac until fluffy.
Spread over top of pie.
Garnish with chocolate shavings.
