Title: Courvoisier French Silk Chocolate Pie
Categories: Desserts, Alcohol, Pie
Yield: 8 Servings
1 ea 9-inch pastry crust, baked
2 1/2 c half and half or light cream
4 tb cornstarch
1/3 c sugar 6 ea squares (6 ounces) semisweet
chocolate
4 ea egg yolks
1 ts vanilla
1/4 c Courvoisier
1 c whipping cream
2 tb Courvoisier
Chocolate shavings
In a medium saucepan, combine half and half,
cornstarch, and sugar. Stir until well-blended. Add
chocolate and cook over low heat, stirring
continuously, until chocolate is melted and mixture
comes to a boil.
Stir one cup of hot mixture into yolks, return to pan.
Cook and stir one minute. Remove from heat and stir in
vanilla and Courvoisier.
Pour into prepared crust. Chill four hours.
Whip cream with two tablespoons Courvoisier until
fluffy. Spread over top of pie. Garnish with chocolate
shavings.
