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Chocolate Cream Pie


We gave up traveling for Thanksgiving the year I was pregnant with Jake, Tim prefers Stovetop stuffing, jarred gravy and canned cranberry sauce, so basically I can go all out for desserts.    I let them each pick (Tiramisu for Tim and pumpkin pie for Jake, reviews to follow) and I wanted chocolate pie.   

Mom's chocolate pie consisted of cook n serve pudding poured into a graham crust and then served with cool whip.     Carol mentioned she was making a chocolate pie, and told me that it was super easy to put together and that I'd never go back to pudding pie again.   She is absolutely right  :)    

The flavor and consistency of this pie is wonderful, and though I made it in a graham crust this time, I would love it even more in a blind baked pastry crust.    As an homage to my mom, I did not put the plastic wrap on the surface, I actually like the "skin" that forms on the top   LOL   

I had some kahlua sweetened whipped cream left over from the tiramisu that I used on mine, but Jake's got Reddi whip. Thank you Carol!   


Chocolate Cream Pie


Yield: 8
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ingredients:

  • 1 (9") baked pie shell (or graham cracker crust)
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1/3 c. cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. milk
  • 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 2 (1 oz. each) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Sweetened whipped cream

instructions:

  1. In a saucepan, blend sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir milk into egg yolks; slowly stir milk mixture into dry ingredients. Add chocolate. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils and chocolate melts (I start with a whisk, then end stirring with a wooden spoon). Boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
  2. Immediately pour into baked pie shell; press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto hot filling to prevent a skin from forming over the pudding. Chill pie thoroughly before serving. Just before serving, remove plastic wrap from filling; cover pie with sweetened whipped cream.
Source: Betty Crocker's Pie and Pastry cookbook
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A Day in the Life on the Farm said…
We love chocolate cream pie in this household. Can't wait to try your version.
January 11, 2019 at 10:12 AM
Erin said…
It's been a long time since I've made chocolate pie, looks great!
January 11, 2019 at 12:48 PM
Family Around the Table said…
Chocolate cream pie would be a total hit here!
January 12, 2019 at 7:18 AM

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