Chocolate Pretzel Pie
A mesmerizing combination of salty and sweet.
Ingredients
Pretzel Crust
- 5 cups pretzel crushed
- 8 tbsp butter melted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
Chocolate Pie Filling
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 tspn salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 cups milk
- 7 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 2 tspn vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
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Combine pretzels, butter, and brown sugar. Press mixture into pie pan.
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Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool to room temperature.
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Whisk cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan.
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Mix in egg yolks and milk, and heat mixture on medium heat. Gently mix for about 6 minutes or until the mixture thickens like a pudding.
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Once thick, take the mixture off the heat and immediately add your chocolate, vanilla, butter, and lemon juice.
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Mix until ingredients are incorporated into a smooth pudding texture.
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Pour filling into the cooled crust and smooth with a spatula as desired. (Any extra filling can be saved in cups and eaten immediately, or chilled for pudding cups.)
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Let the pie chill in the fridge uncovered for at least 4 hours.