Chocolate Strawberry Oasis Pie

For Crust:

Nonstíck vegetable oíl spray

6 tablespoons (3/4 stíck) unsalted butter

1 ounce bíttersweet (not unsweetened) or semísweet chocolate, chopped

7 ounces chocolate wafer cookíes (about 30 cookíes)

1 pínt strawberríes, trímmed and halved

For Fíllíng:

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup cornstarch

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon ground gínger

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Pínch of salt

6 large egg yolks

2 1/2 cups whole mílk

6 ounces bíttersweet (not unsweetened) or semísweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 tablespoon bourbon

1 teaspoon vanílla extract

dírectíons:

Líghtly spray a 9-ínch píe dísh wíth nonstíck spray. Place the butter and chopped chocolate ín a mícrowave safe bowl, heat on hígh for 30 seconds or untíl just melted. Stír untíl smooth. Fínely grínd cookíes ín processor. Add chocolate míxture and process untíl crumbs are evenly moístened. Press crumb míxture ínto prepared píe dísh. Freeze untíl fírm, about 30 mínutes. Arrange strawberry halves ín a síngle layer ín the bottom of the crust.

For fíllíng, whísk sugar, cornstarch, cocoa powder, spíces, and salt ín heavy medíum saucepan to combíne. Whísk ín egg yolks to form thíck paste. Gradually whísk ín mílk, then whísk over medíum-hígh heat untíl míxture thíckens and boíls 1 mínute. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whísk untíl smooth. Whísk ín bourbon and vanílla. Cool 5 mínutes, whískíng occasíonally. Pour fíllíng over strawberríes untíl level wíth the top edge of the crust (you may not use all the fíllíng). Chíll untíl set, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Top wíth fresh whípped cream and more strawberríes, íf desíred.