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dark chocolate sweet cream pie inside a chocolate graham cracker crust with whipped cream and chocolate shavings on top.

Dark Chocolate Sweet Cream Pie

Mimi Council
Rich, creamy, and loaded with chocolate! This Dark Chocolate Sweet Cream Pie is an old fashioned, velvety smooth chocolate custard pie inside a chocolate graham crust with fresh homemade whipped cream.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Makes 8 servings
Calories 503 kcal

Equipment

  • Digital Food Scale
  • Stand Mixer
  • Small Pot
  • Spatula
  • Food Processor
  • 9-Inch Pie Pan
  • Chocolate Shaver

Ingredients
 
 

Filling

  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 226 grams cane sugar
  • 43 grams all purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 57 grams salted butter
  • 50 grams dark chocolate chips
  • 28 grams Dutch cocoa powder (sifted)

Whipped Cream Topping

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 57 grams milk chocolate (for shaving)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • To make the crust: In a food processor, add the graham crackers, butter, cane sugar, and cocoa. Pulse, and then mix until you have a uniform mixture and there are no chunks of graham cracker or butter.
  • Grease a 9-inch pie pan with butter. Transfer the graham cracker mixture to the pie pan, and lightly press it to the sides first. Use the remaining crust and press it down into the bottom of the pan.
  • Bake for 5 minutes or until lightly dry and set. Allow to cool completely.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the egg yolks and cane sugar. Whisk on low for 2 to 3 minutes or until lightened in color. Add in the flour and whisk to combine completely.
  • Heat the milk to 140°F. Once the milk has heated, turn the mixer on low and slowly add in the warm milk into the egg mixture. Once completely combined, stop the mixer.
  • In a clean saucepan (do not use the one the milk was heated in, incase milk stuck to the bottom, that will burn if used without cleaning), pour in the egg mixture. Put over low/medium heat.
  • Continue to heat while continuously stirring with a high heat spatula by scraping the bottoms and the sides. The mixture will start to rise and may bubble, continue to stir. The mixture will start to thicken and continue to stir. The trick is to keep stirring so clumps do not form, as you want a smooth custard. If you see clumps beginning to form, stir vigorously and they will dissolve.
  • Continue to stir until the custard coats the spatula and does not drip off when you lift it from the pot. The whole process should take around 20 minutes. Remove the pot from heat.
  • Add in the butter, dark chocolate chips, and cocoa and stir to combine completely, making sure all the chocolate chips have melted completely. Place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight (no need to cover it).
  • To assemble the pie: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the heavy whipping cream, cane sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix on low and gradually increase the speed as the whipped cream starts to thicken, until you are full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form.
  • Reserve 1/2 of the whipped cream (8 ounces or about 1 cup). Add in about half (4 ounces) of the remaining whipped cream and fold to combine, then add in the other half (4 ounces) of the remaining whipped cream and fold to combine completely.
  • Transfer the chocolate custard mixture to the pie crust and spread evenly. Top with the remaining 8 ounces of whipped cream. Add milk chocolate shavings on top.
  • Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Notes

Tips
  • Always weigh ingredients for the best results.
  • For more tips on making pie crust, visit How to Make Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust From Scratch.
  • When heating the milk, I note to heat it to 140°F. Milk burns as soon as it goes over 160°F. If you burn the milk, the taste of burnt milk will transfer into the custard which is not good! If you don’t have a drink thermometer, then heat the milk just until it’s warm to the touch so that you don’t overheat it and burn it. Do not boil it.
  • Heating the milk is crucial as when you slowly add the warm milk into the egg and sugar mixture it will warm this mixture a bit, before it gets heated. This helps to gently warm the eggs in a gradual state without completely cooking them.
  • When making the custard, stir it continuously. This does not mean you have to stir it vigorously or that it should be hard. It just means that it needs to keep moving and your spatula should be scraping the bottom and sides of the pot so the custard doesn’t sit on the pot and have time to burn.
  • If you do burn the custard, you will notice small clumps when it’s done cooking. These small clumps are burnt custard from the bottom of the pan. If you do burn it, you can just scoop out the small clumps and your custard will be just fine. You’ll want to do this before adding in any of the other ingredients as it will be easier to remove those small burnt pieces.
  • The custard should be refrigerated overnight. I prefer to make the custard and crust at night, let them both sit overnight, then put together the pie the following day.
  • This pie is made of custard and homemade whipped cream, so it needs to be refrigerated. You can assemble this and store in the fridge until ready to serve. If you are storing overnight, add plastic wrap on top of the pie so the custard and whipped cream don’t dry out.
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Nutrition

Calories: 503kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 6gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 232mgFiber: 2gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 1200IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 1mg
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