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Ingredients
Crust:
- 15 chocolate wafer cookies
- 15 gingersnaps
- 3/4 stick unsalted butter, melted
- Generous pinch salt
Filling:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- Pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped candied ginger
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Crust: Crush the cookies in a food processor with the melted butter until almost finely crushed, or in a plastic food storage bag, using a rolling pin). Pour the cookie crumbs into pie dish. Using your hands, smooth out the crumbs to form an even crust on bottom and sides of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely.
Filling: In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk together the milk, yolks and vanilla Stir in the sugar, cornstarch, chocolate and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil for 1 minute, then immediately remove from heat. Mixture should be very thick! Quickly stir in the ginger, then pour the pudding into the crust. Cover the surface of pie with plastic wrap (to prevent a skin from forming) and chill for 3 hours, until set.
Before serving, whip the cream and sugar together in a small bowl, until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of pie with a dollop of whipped cream, and a light dusting of leftover cookie crumbs, if you have any. Prepare to have poetry written about you.
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By jhershelredpupp...
Wilbraham, MA
on December 25, 2012
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I found this recipe at the last minute and decided to make it for Christmas; I mean a half hour before I had to leave My sister Lynda declared it the "best dessert EVER." No one had just one piece. Two things:
Do NOT skimp on the chocolate. Buy 85% cocoa and the difference will be astounding. Texture and depth of flavor are incomparable. This is not a terribly sweet pie, but intensely flavorable. And very dark chocolate is very good for you.
Increase the candied ginger by at least 50%.
Please, please, no matter how you are tempted, DO NOT use that frozen, fake, horrible-for-you dessert topping crap. Get some heavy cream, add 2 teaspoons of powdered sugar, whip until stiff and top your beautiful pie as it is served..
By sjhunter1
Austin, Texas
on July 08, 2012
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I took this to a party where we all dined on Indian food & this was a big hit! Love the ginger & the chocolate together. I added 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger powder to the chocolate mixture & I used Biscoff cookies as the base, which have a cinnamon flavor.
By R0sieLina
Kentucky
on December 05, 2011
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Great recipe. Thanks Aarti! My 16 year old daughter loves this pie. Crystallized ginger is always in my pantry thanks to you!
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