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Chocolate Cream Pie

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Description

A rich, chocolate, decadent treat that will leaving you wanting more.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Store Bought Or Homemade Pie Shell
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • 3 cups Milk
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • ⅔ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder OR
  • 3 whole Squares Of Unsweetened Chocolate Squares
  • 3 Tablespoons Butter Or Margarine
  • 1-½ teaspoon Vanilla

Preparation

Bake homemade or store bought pie crust. Set aside, and let cool.

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour, salt, and cocoa (or chocolate squares). Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat and stir mixture till thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove saucepan from heat.

Separate egg yolks from whites; save eggs whites for meringue topping if desired. Beat egg yolks slightly in a heat proof bowl. Gradually stir one cup of hot mixture into the slighly beaten eggs. Return egg mixture to the saucepan. Return saucepan to heat and bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir for two minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour hot mixture into a baked pie shell.

Top with your favorite meringue recipe or leave uncovered. Let sit for two hours before serving.

*Leave chocolate out to make a vanilla cream pie.

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Stephanie Deal on 2.13.2011

O-M-G …. this is just wonderful! The thickening process took a little longer than I thought, but it worked very nicely and the taste is fabulous!! My husband loved it. Interestingly enough, I used a regular pie crust and there was too much pie filling. Next time I would use a deep dish pie crust. Oh and I did put meringue on the top and it just worked perfectly together.

(P.S. My son loved the “extra” filling. I put it in a parfait glass and he said it was the best pudding he’d ever had.) :-)

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Cindy Carnes on 12.15.2010

I’ve been making this recipe for our restaurant in our little town, the cream filling is nice and smooth, not horrible sweet, a nice subtle chocolate flavor. The thing I like most about this recipe is the ability to use cocoa powder vs. chocolate squares.

Sometimes I am out of one of these ingredients but still am able to make the recipe. This is especially handy for those of us living in a little rural town with no decent grocery store for 45 miles. Thanks for sharing it with us here.

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