We love the cinnamon in Mexican chocolate. For this pie, we surround a smooth chocolate-pudding filling with cinnamon—a crumbly spiced graham cracker crust below and cinnamon whipped cream on top.
•Crust can be baked 2 days ahead and kept, loosely covered with foil (once cool), at room temperature.
•Pie can be chilled, loosely covered with plastic wrap (once cold), up to 1 day.
Recipe information
Total Time
3 1/2 hr
Yield
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
For crust:
For filling:
For whipped cream:
For chocolate curls:
Preparation
Make crust:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Step 2
Stir together all crust ingredients. Press over bottom and up side of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until set, 12 to 15 minutes, then cool.
Make filling:
Step 3
Melt chocolate in a large bowl.
Step 4
Stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a small bowl.
Step 5
Whisk together whole eggs and yolks in another bowl, then whisk in cornstarch mixture.
Step 6
Stir together milk, cream, salt, and remaining brown sugar in a heavy medium saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium heat. Pour half of milk mixture into egg mixture in a slow stream, whisking, then pour egg mixture into remaining milk mixture. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, then boil, whisking, 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into melted chocolate and whisk to combine.
Step 7
Transfer hot filling to crust and chill, its surface covered with parchment, until filling is cold, about 3 hours.
Make whipped cream:
Step 8
Beat cream with confectioners sugar and cinnamon using an electric mixer until it holds stiff peaks. Spoon over chilled filling.
Make chocolate curls:
Step 9
Hold chocolate in your hands (or microwave on low power in 10-second intervals) until surface softens slightly. Using a vegetable peeler (preferably Y-shaped), "peel" large chocolate curls onto a paper towel. If curls are too brittle or don't form easily, rewarm chocolate just until surface softens.
Step 10
Sprinkle curls on pie.
Recipe notes
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