all-time favorite chocolate cream pie
This is the pie that goes with the Chocolate Cream Pudding and Pie Filling I just made today. This by far is the best all-time favorite chocolate pie filling. After making this you'll never buy another boxed mix again. It must cool for 4-6 hours or overnight... I know you're gonna wait to cut into this, right?! (It is also posted as the Chocolate Pudding and Pie filling separately.)
Blue Ribbon Recipe
A simple and delicious chocolate cream pie recipe. We used a store-bought crust as the foundation for this rich, chocolaty pie. Corn starch is used as the thickener in this pie, so it's a dessert option for those with an egg allergy. The one trick is to cook this filling until it is thick. It will set up in the fridge a little, but it needs to be thick before pouring into the pie crust. Top with whipped cream, and this will become your all-time favorite chocolate cream pie.
Ingredients
- 1 - 9" pie crust, baked and cooled, scratch or store bought
- DRY INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa powder
- 1 1/8 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup corn starch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- WET INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons butter (not margarine)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons good vanilla extract
- TOPPING
- - sweetened whipped cream
- chocolate sprinkles
- shaved chocolate bar
How To Make all-time favorite chocolate cream pie
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Step 1Prepare your crust. If making a scratch pie crust, mix the dough, make it into a ball, and roll it out. Place in a pie pan and bake. Then cool. If using store-bought, place in a pie pan and bake according to directions. Cool. -
Step 2For the pudding, mix together the dry ingredients in a medium saucepan. Whisk well.
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Step 3Gradually add the milk to the dry ingredients.
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Step 4Heat over medium-high heat whisking and stirring constantly. The mixture will become thick and come to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.
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Step 5Remove from heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla extract. Whisk well.
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Step 6Pour the pudding into the cooled pie crust.
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Step 7Cover with plastic wrap. Place in fridge to completely chill (at least 4-6 hrs or overnight).
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Step 8For the topping whip whipping cream with powdered sugar until still peaks form. Fill a pastry bag with a star tip and pipe rosettes all around the top of the pie. Sprinkle with chocolate bar shavings or chocolate sprinkles. Enjoy every bite!
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