Chocolate Cream Pie with Vanilla Whipped Cream.

INGREDIENTS

crust

chocolate sandwich cookies (like oreos)

1 cup

graham cracker crumbs

6 tbsp

unsalted butter, melted

chocolate pudding

2/3 cup

sugar

1/4 cup

cornstarch

1/2 tsp

salt

large egg yolks

3 cups

whole milk

5 oz

dark chocolate (I used 70%),

2 oz

milk chocolate, melted

2 tbsp

unsalted butter, softened

1 tsp

vanilla bean paste

vanilla whipped cream

2 cups

cold heavy cream

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 tsp

vanilla bean paste or 1 vanilla bean, scraped

3 tbsp

powdered sugar

4 oz

milk chocolate, shaved or grated or curled