Mixed Berry Cream Pie With Double Chocolate Crust
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco)
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups halved fresh strawberries
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- 3 whole fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup red currant jelly
- 1 tablespoon water
- Whisk together cornstarch, salt, and 3/4 cup of the sugar in a medium-size heavy saucepan. Whisk together half-and-half, heavy cream, egg yolks, and vanilla bean paste in a small bowl; gradually add to cornstarch mixture, whisking constantly.
- Bring mixture just to a boil over medium, whisking constantly, about 15 minutes. Boil, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat, and transfer to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, placing plastic wrap directly on mixture in bowl; chill 4 to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Pulse crushed cookies and chocolate in a food processor until finely ground, 8 to 10 times. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in butter and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Firmly press mixture on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a lightly greased (with cooking spray) 9-inch round pie pan. Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Spoon chilled half-and-half mixture into prepared crust. Freeze 2 hours. (Pie may be frozen up to 24 hours.)
- Toss together strawberry halves, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries in a medium bowl. Arrange berries on top of pie. Top with 3 whole strawberries. (If pie was frozen longer than 2 hours, top with berries, and let stand 1 hour before brushing with jelly mixture.)
- Melt jelly in a small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in water. Brush jelly mixture gently over berries.
cornstarch, salt, sugar, heavy cream, egg yolks, vanilla bean paste, chocolate wafer cookies, bittersweet chocolate, butter, cooking spray, strawberries, fresh blueberries, fresh blackberries, fresh raspberries, fresh strawberries, red currant, water
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mixed-berry-cream-pie-double-chocolate-crust (may not work)