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Chocolate Chess Pie

Makes 1 (9-inch) pie
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons yellow cornmeal
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1½ 4-ounce bars semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 4 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Old-Fashioned Piecrust recipe follows
  • Garnish: sweetened whipped cream chocolate shavings

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cornmeal, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate and butter. Microwave on high in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth; let cool slightly. Add cream, eggs, and vanilla to chocolate mixture, whisking to combine. Add chocolate mixture to sugar mixture, stirring to combine well. Spoon chocolate mixture into prepared Old-Fashioned Piecrust.
  4. Bake until center is set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired.