Fantasy Chocolate Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 4 -5 tablespoons cold water, divided
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 to make crust: in a large bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon and salt. using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). form dough into a ball. place dough ball between 2 pieces of plastic wrap then roll from center to edges into to a 12-inch circle.
• 2 strip away one side of the plastic wrap and transfer pastry, dough side down, into a 9-inch pie plate. ease pastry into pie plate without stretching then strip away plastic wrap from the top side. trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. fold under extra pastry. crimp edge. (do not prick.) set aside.
• 3 for filling: in a medium bowl, combine eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, butter, vanilla and salt.
• 4 in pastry shell, layer milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips and chocolate chips, 1 cup coconut, pecans and almonds. slowly pour egg mixture over all, allowing egg mixture to sink down into filling. to prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pastry shell with foil.
• 5 bake the pie in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. remove the foil; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until the center of pie appears set when gently shaken. cool completely on a wire rack. cover and store in refrigerator within 2 hours.