Chocolate Pie

One of my favorite recent reads has been, The Help. It's not only a great story, but it also has lots of great food in it. A chocolate pie takes center stage in one of the plot points. If you've read the book, or saw the movie this weekend, you know it's one of the funniest parts! Jake and I were lucky enough to have some great friends take the kids for a while so we could go and see it and go out to dinner. So, in honor of the opening of the movie, I want to share this recipe with you!

This recipe comes from the same cookbook as the banana bread from my previous post, Southern Livings 1001 Ways to Cook Southern. What I love about this recipe is that it's made from scratch, but isn't overly time consuming. It's one of those things you can make the day before, and then bring our the next day to wow guest! This would make anyone a Two Slice Hilly!

Chocolate Pie

2/3 cup milk

3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

1/4 cup cold water

2 tbsp. cornstarch

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

3 large eggs, beaten

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 Tbsp. butter

1 (6 oz) ready-made chocolate crumb pie crust

1 cup whipping cream

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

1 (1.55 oz) milk chocolate candy bar, chopped ( I shaved it instead)

1. Heat milk until it just begins to bubble around the edges in a 3 qt saucepan over medium heat (do not boil). remove from the heat, and whisk in chocolate morsels until melted. cool slightly.

2. Stir together cold water and cornstarch until dissolved.

3. Whisk cornstarch mixture, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and vanilla into chocolate mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil 1 minute or until mixture thickens and is smooth. (do not overcook)

4. Remove from heat, and whisk in butter. Spoon mixture into pie crust. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

5. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Spread whipped cream evenly over pie filling, and sprinkle with pecans and candy bar pieces.

This one is going into my regular dessert rotation for sure!

I have some great BBQ recipes, and a sausage and rice dish that is to die for coming up this week. So y'all come on back for some good home cookin!