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    Chocolate Covered Pretzel Pie

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    Chocolate Covered Pretzel Pie is the cream pie equivalent to your favorite snack. It's chocolatey, crunchy and salty sweet.


    Chocolate covered pretzels are a tasty snack. Chocolate cream pie, in a salty-sweet pretzel crust, with whipped cream...also a tasty snack. And your next crowd-pleasing recipe.

    And it's easy.

    Chocolate Covered Pretzel Pie

    The salty-sweet taste sensation is trendy for a reason. There's nothing better than a little hint of salt with sugary goodness like chocolate or caramel.

    Making a crumb crust with pretzels turned a simple chocolate pie into a salty-sweet masterpiece.

    Like other chocolate custard pies I cooked the pudding filling on the stove. With plenty of milk, eggs and chocolate I created a silky smooth custard. My other favorite custard pie, Coconut Mango Pie, bakes right in the crust. But this one cooks on the stove. Super easy and no-fail.

    Chocolate covered pretzel pie is a salty-sweet taste sensation.

    You can totally crush your pretzels in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, but I love blending them just right in a food processor like this one. I find it gets them to be just the right texture in a few pulses.

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    If you're making your own chocolate curls or shavings, there are a few ways to do it. If I have a thick chunk of chocolate I just use a wide vegetable peeler to shave the chocolate into little curls and shavings. Darker chocolate will come of in shavings and milk or lighter semi sweet chocolate will curl a bit with this method. This is how I made the shavings in these images!

    Make chocolate curls for your chocolate covered pretzel pie topping!

    The other method is melting chocolate, spreading it on the back of a baking sheet, and letting it cool. Then you use a metal spatula to scrape the chocolate just so, to make big, beautiful curls. I used this method on the pretty curls for my Pink Pretzel Cake. Ohh pretzels again!

    Topped with fresh whipped cream, chocolate curls and extra pretzel sticks, this glorious pie is going to be a new favorite.

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    Chocolate Covered Pretzel Pie

    Tara Teaspoon
    With a crust made from crushed pretzels and a rich custard filling, this pie re-creates the taste of a favorite snack.
    4.86 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 45 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 4 hrs 45 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 438 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 oz (3 cups) broken pretzel sticks
    • ¾ cup light brown sugar
    • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter melted
    • ¼ cup cornstarch
    • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
    • Pinch of salt
    • 2½ cups whole milk
    • 4 egg yolks
    • 3 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup heavy cream
    • 3 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 350ºF. In a food processor combine pretzels, ¼ cup brown sugar and butter; blend until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press mixture firmly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake crust until fragrant and just turning golden, 10 to 15 min; cool.
    • In a medium saucepan whisk together ½ cup brown sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, salt and milk. Place over medium heat and stir until sugar is just dissolved, about 2 min. Whisk in egg yolks. Cook, stirring constantly, until custard thickens and just boils, about 5 min. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate and vanilla. Place pan in a bowl of ice and water and stir occasionally until custard cools.
    • Pour custard into cooled crust and press plastic wrap directly onto surface. chill until firm, 4 hr or up to a day.
    • Whip cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form, spread over pie and garnish with extra pretzels and chocolate shavings.

    Notes

    You can totally crush your pretzels in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, but I love blending them just right in a food processor like this one. I find it gets them to be just the right texture in a few pulses.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 1gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 755IUCalcium: 136mgIron: 2.1mg
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    Recipe by Tara Bench. Original published in Ladies' Home Journal Oct 2011. Photography Maura McEvoy. Food Styling Sara Neumeier. Prop Styling Cindy DiPrima

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    Filed Under: Desserts, Pies + Tarts Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate pie, cream pie, custard, pie, pretzels, whipped cream

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    1. Mary Bench says

      July 17, 2018 at 10:36 pm

      Pretzels? What an interesting idea!

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    2. Brittany Smart says

      July 19, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      Love this pie for summer!

      Reply
    3. Marie says

      May 31, 2020 at 8:51 pm

      I'm not a huge baker and shy away from pies, but this one was so easy to make! It turned out great and was so delicious, rich, and creamy!

      Reply

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