Milk-Chocolate Pretzel Pie

This crave-worthy dessert has a crumb crust that’s made with pretzels instead of the usual graham crackers or chocolate cookies. The pretzels provides salt and crunch, creating a pleasing counterpoint to the luscious milk-chocolate pudding filling.

Regan Burns Cafiso

Dessert

Ingredients

4 cups mini pretzels		1 large egg yolk
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted		1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 tablespoons granulated sugar		1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar		6 ounces quality milk chocolate, chopped (such as Lindt)
2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder		1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cornstarch		Crushed pretzels
Pinch salt

directions

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1
Make crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grind pretzels in food processor until fine crumbs with a few larger bits remain. Combine pretzels with sugar (3 tablespoons); stir in melted butter. Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake until edges are golden and crust looks dry, 17 to 20 minutes. Cool on rack to room temperature.
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When crust is cool, make the chocolate filling: Sift sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt into a medium saucepan. Slowly whisk in about ½ cup milk, whisking constantly until dry ingredients are fully incorporated and mixture is completely smooth; whisk in egg yolk. Whisk in remaining milk and ¼ cup heavy cream.
3
Place saucepan over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until milk mixture come to a gentle boil. Boil 1 minute, whisking constantly, then remove from heat and add chopped chocolate to pan, stirring until it is completely melted and smooth; stir in vanilla. Pour chocolate mixture into pie shell. Place in refrigerator, uncovered, until completely cool. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 8 hours or overnight.
4
To serve: whip ¾ cup heavy cream and 1 teaspoon sugar to soft peaks. Spread over chilled pie and sprinkle with a few crushed pretzels. Serve immediately.

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