Chocolate Custard Pie
- One-9 inch sweet pastry crust (with crimped edges), blind baked for 15 minutes at 350 degrees
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 4 eggs, beaten .
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat milk until slightly warm, add the melted chocolates.
- Mix to combine.
- Set aside to cool slightly.
- Whisk the eggs lightly in a medium bowl.
- Gradually add the sugar.
- Add salt, nutmeg, vanilla, and chocolate milk mixture.
- Blend well.
- Place the pastry shell in the center of the oven.
- Fill the crust with the custard to the edges.
- Bake for 20 minutes before reducing the heat to 350 degrees for an additional 35 minutes of cooking.
- The custard will have movement when removed from the oven, but continues to cook for several minutes after removal.
- The custard will also tighten up as.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/chocolate-custard-pie-recipe.html (may not work)