Microwave Chocolate Cream Pie: Quick, Smooth, and Decadent

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon table or sea salt
• 3 tablespoons cocoa ((I prefer Dutch-process Cocoa) )
• 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso (optional)
• 3 egg yolks
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (use Mexican vanilla if you have it)
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar, coarsely chopped ((coarsely chopped) )
• 20 graham cracker squares (or 1½ cups of graham cracker crumbs)
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract