Chocolate pie is really yummy. It has a nice smooth chocolate custard filling and a lovely crunchy crust topped with whipped cream. You can also eat the chocolate custard filling on its own. It makes a delicious dessert.

For the shortbread crust:

• In a food processor, add 1 cup all purpose flour, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, pinch of salt and ½ cup cold unsalted butter.
• Mix until all the ingredients come together.
• Grease the pie pan.
• Transfer the mixed ingredients onto the pie pan and spread the pastry on the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Gently pierce the bottom of the crust with a fork.
• Preheat oven to 220°C
• Cover the pastry, put it in a freezer for 15 minutes to chill then ask an adult place in the centre of the oven.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove and let it cool completely.

For the Chocolate Custard:

• In a bowl, mix ¾ cup sugar, 2 ½ Tbsp. corn flour, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder and ¼ tsp salt.
• Add ⅓ cup of milk to make a thick paste.
• Add 3 large egg yolks and mix in the cocoa paste mixture and set it aside.
• Pour 1 ⅓ cups of milk with ⅓ cup of heavy whipping cream into a saucepan.
• Bring this mixture to a boil, then remove from heat when it starts foaming up. Ask an adult to do this part.
• Gently pour the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture and whisk it at all times until mixture is smooth.
• Pour this mixture in a saucepan and put in medium low heat stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
• Remove from heat and pour through a strainer to remove any lumps.
• Add 90g of semi sweet chocolate (finely chopped), 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 Tbsp unsalted butter and stir gently to make a smooth mixture.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator.

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Putting the chocolate pie together:

• Spread the chilled chocolate custard on the shortbread crust and top it with whipped cream.
• Decorate with grated chocolate.

Tips:

• While boiling the milk keep stirring so that it doesn’t get burnt.
• It is very important for the crust to be cooled to room temperature and the custard to be chilled.