CHOCOLATE PIE WITH PRETZEL CRUST

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Make and share this Chocolate Pie With Pretzel Crust recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mercy

Categories     Pie

Time 1h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

13 ounces pretzels, crushed
3 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup melted butter or 1/3 cup margarine
2/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups milk
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut in small pieces
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Mix the crust ingredients together.
  • Press half of the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate.
  • Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
  • For the filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch, milk and cornstarch in the top of a double boiler.
  • Cook over boiling water until the mixture has thickened, stirring constantly.
  • Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Stir a bit of the hot chocolate mixture into the egg yolks in order to temper (raise the temperature of) the eggs and keep them from scrambling.
  • Add the tempered yolks to the chocolate mixture, stirring constantly and thoroughly.
  • Cool the mixture.
  • Add the vanilla extract to the chocolate and mix thoroughly.
  • Pour the chocolate filling into the pretzel crust.
  • Top with the remaining pretzel mixture.
  • Chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 464.3, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 10.8, Cholesterol 101.8, Sodium 727.5, Carbohydrate 69.1, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 22.9, Protein 9.7

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