Frozen Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate or 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust (traditional, graham cracker, or cookie crumb crust)
• 1 cup whipping cream, well-chilled
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• chocolate curls (optional)
• chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, combine 1 cup of confectioner's sugar with the butter on the low speed of a mixer until fluffy.
• 2 blend in the chocolate and vanilla.
• 3 then, on high speed, beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 4 pour into the prepared pie shell and cover with plastic wrap.
• 5 freeze for at least 6 hours or until firm.
• 6 for easier cutting, remove the pie from the freezer 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
• 7 when ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap.
• 8 then, in a chilled bowl, beat the whipping cream and 2 tablespoons of confectioner's sugar until stiff.
• 9 pile decoratively onto the pie, and top with garnish if desired.
• 10 note: i have found my small hand-held mixer works better for this than my stronger tabletop model.
• 11 if you use a tabletop mixer, be careful you don't overmix.
• 12 this pie should be thick, dense and creamy, and overbeating the eggs will give it a more mousse-like texture.
• 13 it's by no means bad that way, but it is much better when the consistency is thick.