Black-Bottom Raspberry Cream Pie

"Sorting through my old Bon Appetit magazines, I found this recipe in the July 04 issue. It sounds (and looks!) very good. I hope to try it this summer."
 
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Ready In:
25hrs 35mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
8
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ingredients

  • Crust

  • nonstick vegetable cooking spray
  • 1 34 cups chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (about 30 cookies from one 9-ounce package)
  • 12 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 14 cup sugar
  • Filling

  • 12 cup sugar
  • 14 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 12 cups whole milk, divided
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened) or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (not unsweetened)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick)
  • Topping

  • 3 12 pints raspberries
  • 1 cup chilled whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
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directions

  • For crust:

  • Spray 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with nonstick spray.
  • Blend cookie crumbs, butter, and sugar in medium bowl.
  • Press mixture evenly over bottom and up sides (not on rim) of prepared dish.
  • Chill crust 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Bake crust until set, about 10 minutes, then cool.
  • For filling:

  • Combine sugar, cocoa, and cornstarch in heavy medium saucepan; whisk to blend well.
  • Gradually add 1/4 cup milk, whisking until cornstarch dissolves.
  • Whisk in remaining 2 1/4 cups milk, then egg yolks and egg.
  • Stir over medium-high heat until pudding thickens and boils, about 8 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add chocolate and butter; whisk until melted and smooth.
  • Spread pudding in prepared crust.
  • Press plastic wrap onto pudding to cover and chill pie overnight.
  • For topping:

  • Peel plastic wrap off pie.
  • Cover chocolate layer with raspberries, pointed side up, pressing lightly into chocolate to adhere (some berries will be left over).
  • Beat cream, sugar, and vanilla in medium bowl until peaks form; spread over berries on pie.
  • Arrange remaining berries atop cream.
  • Chill pie at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.

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