Chocolate Layer Pie

• Crust
• 1 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate cookies
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• Cream Cheese Layer
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, divided
• Chocolate Filling Layer
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
• chocolate shavings (to garnish)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Combine cookie crumbs, 3 Tbs sugar and melted butter.
2. Press firmly into 9 inch pie plate covering bottom and sides evenly.
3. Bake at 350u0b0 F for 10 minutes.
4. In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tbs milk in large bowl until smooth.
5. Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
6. Spread on bottom of baked crust.
7. In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch.
8. Stir in the milk, chocolate, and 1 tablespoon butter.
9. Cook on medium stirring constantly until thickened and bubbling.
10. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 additional minutes.
11. Remove 1 cup of mixture from pan.
12. Gradually stir the 1 cup of mixture into egg yolks.
13. Return mixture to saucepan; bring to boil.
14. Cook, stirring constantly for 2 additional minutes.
15. Stir in vanilla.
16. Set pudding aside to cool for a few minutes.
17. Turn pie filling into pie pan on top of the cream cheese layer.
18. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.
19. Just before Serving spread remaining whipped toping over pudding layer, and garnish with shaved chocolate.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-layer-pie-57118 (may not work)