Bottle of Wine Chocolate Pie
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 1063
- Total Fat
- 61
- Saturated Fat
- 33
- Carbohydrates
- 117
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 85
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 105
- Sodium
- 363
- Total: 5 hr 30 min (includes cooling and chilling time)
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (from one 9-ounce box)
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of fine salt
Filling:
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar
One 750-milliliter bottle dry red wine
Three 4-ounce bars bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Pinch of fine salt
2 cups cold heavy cream
Chocolate curls or sprinkles, for topping, optional
Directions
- For the crust: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
- Toss together the cookie crumbs, butter, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan. Bake until dry and set, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the filling: Combine the cornstarch and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar in a medium saucepan and very slowly whisk in the wine to prevent lumps from forming. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it has come to a simmer and is very thick, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate, butter and salt until smooth. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and refrigerate until chilled and set, about 4 hours and up to overnight.
- Right before serving, whip the cream with the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Top the pie with the whipped cream. Scatter the chocolate curls or sprinkles over the top, if using.