Description

Impress family, friends and guests with this delicious, decadent dessert. It has a creamy filling on top of a pastry shell and is topped off with a wonderful chocolate ganache.

Ingredients

• Pastry Shell:
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 c. all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• Filling:
• 2 c. cold heavy whipping cream
• 2 T. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 2 (3.5 oz.) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 c. cold milk
• Chocolate Ganache:
• 1 c. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 c. heavy cream

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place a mixing bowl in the freezer to chill.
2. Pastry Shell:
3. Combine water, butter and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium; stir in the flour; cook and stir until mixture pulls away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl (not the one in the freezer); beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until fully incorporated. Spread the dough out evenly in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.