Creamy Chocolate Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
3 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate
1 (14 oz.) can condensed milk, sweetened
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. (1/2 pt.) whipping cream
additional whipped cream
shaved chocolate

Preparation

In heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt chocolate with condensed milk and salt.
Cook and stir until very thick and fudgy, 5 to 8 minutes.
Add water.
Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
Remove from heat.
Add vanilla.
Cool 15 minutes.
Chill thoroughly, 20 to 30 minutes and then stir.
In a large bowl, beat 1 cup of whipping cream until stiff.
Fold into cooled chocolate mixture.
Pour into prepared pastry shell.
Chill 3 hours or until set.
Garnish with additional whipped cream and shaved chocolate.