Decadent Chocolate Cream Pie

• 1 pie shell your choice, baked and cooled
• 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 6 large egg yolks chalazas removed, chalazas are the icky white parts stuck to the egg.
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 6 tablespoons butter cold, cut into 6 pieces
• 8 ounces chocolate I used Hershey's Special DarkTM chips-this made the custard very, very
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 packets whipped cream stabilizer I use Oetker, it's fabulous
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate curls or 1/4 mini chocolate chips for garnish

1. In a medium sauce pan, combine half and half, 1/3 Cup sugar,and salt. Over medium high heat, bring to a simmer, whisking to dissolve sugar.
2. In a heat proof bowl (read glass, or something that won't melt), mix egg yolks with cornstarch and 1 Tbsp. sugar, whisking till thoroughly incorporated and glossy.
3. Once the cream mixture is simmering, slowly drizzle about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into the egg mixture to temper the eggs, whisking constantly.
4. Add tempered egg mixture back to the cream in the pan, scraping your bowl to get it all. Whisking constantly, bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat as soon as a boil is reached. Mixture should be thick.
5. Add butter and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly incorporated. 6.Add chocolate and whisk until thoroughly incorporated. Pour the hot mixture into the cooled pie crust.
6. Immediately cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic wrap directly against the surface of the chocolate cream.
7. Chill in refrigerator until set and cold, at least 4 hours. I chill mine overnight.
8. Beat together whipping cream, whipped cream stabilizer, powdered sugar and vanilla until very stiff peaks form.
9. Remove plastic wrap from pie. Spread or pipe whipped cream onto top of pie and garnish with chocolate curls or mini chocolate chips.

your choice, salt, white sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, butter cold, chocolate i, vanilla, whipping cream, packets whipped cream stabilizer i, powdered sugar, vanilla, chocolate curls

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Decadent-Chocolate-Cream-Pie-1655775 (may not work)