My husband loves dark chocolate and so do I. In fact, if he could find a bagful of Milky Way Midnight Dark candy bar in the fun size, he would be in heaven! When I saw the pie recipe, I knew I had to make it for us very soon and thought I would jazz it up a little bit. It is very easy and only the pie crust has to bake in the oven. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Pie
Here is what you will need:
1 Cup Sugar
½ Cup Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa
½ Cup Nestlé’s Dark Chocolate Chips
5 Tablespoons Cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
3 Egg Yolks
3 Cups Milk
2 Tablespoons unsalted Butter, softened
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 Small Candy Canes, crushed
1 Prepared Pie Crust, I used Pillsbury
Directions:
Whisk together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt and put in a pot.
Add the eggs and milk bringing to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat immediately adding butter, vanilla and chocolate chips.
Stir until well blended.
Meantime, place the pie crust in a pie pan and prick the bottom with a fork as shown, then following the directions on the box bake until golden brown.
Pour the creamy chocolate into the pie crust and set in refrigerator until set.
Add Cool Whip, Dream Whip, real whipped cream and sprinkle crush candy canes on top.
This pie only took about 30 minutes to make and a few hours to sit in the fridge – won’t that make a great dessert for a holiday potluck?
Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Pie
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa
- ½ Cup Nestlé’s Dark Chocolate Chips
- 5 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 Egg Yolks beaten
- 3 Cups Milk
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted Butter softened
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3 Candy Canes crushed
- 1 Prepared Pie Crust I used Pillsbury
Instructions
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Place the pie crust in a pie pan and prick the bottom with a fork, then following the directions on the box bake until golden brown. Set aside.
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Whisk together sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt and put in a pot.
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Add the beaten egg yolks and milk bringing to a boil, stirring constantly.
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Remove from heat immediately adding butter, vanilla and chocolate chips. Stir until well blended.
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Pour the creamy chocolate into the prepared pie crust and set in refrigerator until set.
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Top with Cool Whip, Dream Whip, or real whipped cream and sprinkle crush candy canes on top.
Recipe Notes
This pie only took about 30 minutes to make and a few hours to sit in the fridge – won’t that make a great dessert for a holiday potluck?
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Wow! That looks yummy!
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I want to eat this right now. It looks AMAZING!
Thank you! *taking a big ol’ bow* I’m pretty proud of it – as I eat a forkful! 🙂
my favorite! Chocolate pie! this looks so …good..!!!!
Thank you!!
You actually killed me with this one – heaven on a plate 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
It certainly is!!
Oh, this looks so delicious and festive.
Lillian
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Thank you! When I opened the fridge this morning I discovered Mr. Picky eater had done away with 1/2 the pie! He must have really liked it.
Kelli, I need to make this pie! It’s been on the list, but my list just keeps getting longer and longer, hehe. Thanks for the kind words, you know I love blogging and all my bloggy friends, especially you! Sorry to hear Mr. Picky Eater ate half of it already, now you’ll have to find something else for breakfast 😉
that’s exactly what I was doing….looking for pie at breakfast which is really awful but – eh, it was really good!! I’m going to make those Tiger Cookies next and I can hide some of those! 🙂
It’s so pretty! And, wow, that chocolate. I want to swim in it!
It’s really great – Dark chocolate is the best!
It looks yummy! The crushed candy canes are a really nice finishing touch.
Thank you! It was very tasty as well!
I’ll take some please. Very festive.
Thank you!
omg! i think i just died and went to heaven… this looks divine!!!! 😀
-abeer @ http://www.cakewhiz.com
Thank you so much! Also, thanks for dropping by and please come back!
Another chocolate and mint combo of fabulousness that I cannot wait to try! Yum!
I really like this combo and it’s Christmas – y for me!
Hey Kelli – this lovely recipe is my personal favorite this week at Weekend Potluck. (Chocolate Pudding gets my attention every time!=) Come on over and grab your Featured Button. Thanks for sharing.
Oh yay!! Thank you so much – I’ll do it now. BTW, that pie was awsome!!