Chocolate Pie Recipe: The Ultimate Silky Dark Custard - Food55

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups Chocolate wafers or biscuits, finely crushed
• 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar (for crust)
• ¼ tsp Fine Sea Salt (for crust)
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter, melted (115 g)
• 1 ½ cups Whole Milk
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• ¾ cup Granulated Sugar (for filling), divided
• ¼ cup Cornstarch (30 g)
• ¼ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (Dutch process preferred)
• ½ tsp Fine Sea Salt (for filling)
• 4 Large Egg Yolks, room temperature
• 4 oz High-Quality Dark Chocolate (65–70% cacao), chopped
• 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, cut into small cubes, room temperature
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract