Chocolate Cream Pie | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the crust:***
• 28 chocolate wafers or 1 1/2 cups finely crushed crumbs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ***For the filling:***
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 3 cups whole milk
• 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ***For the topping:***
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 ounce of bittersweet chocolate, grated or shaved