This rich and silky chocolate cream pie is an old family recipe my grandmother used to make me when I was a little boy. I still love it to this day!
Chocolate Cream Pie
This rich and silky chocolate cream pie is an old family recipe my grandmother used to make me when I was a little boy. I still love it to this day!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 3 large egg yolks beaten
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 9-inch pie crust, baked
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Beat sugar and egg yolks together in a large bowl until creamy.
- Mix in cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt until well blended.
- Gently stir in milk.
- Pour mixture into a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until boiling and thickened enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla extract. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Pour mixture into prepared pastry shell; chill pie in the refrigerator until set, 2 to 4 hours.
- Garnish with whipped topping. Enjoy!
