My kids go crazy for this pie! It's simpler to make than most chocolate cream pies. It has a deeper chocolate flavor, too. I always have all the ingredients to make it, definitely a plus!
Total Time: 25 minutes, plus more time to cool.
Yield: 1 pie
Source: recipegirl.com
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 2 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped*
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pre-baked pie shell
*I used 1/2 a cup of dark chocolate chips.
Steps:
- Whisk dry ingredients in medium saucepan.
- In separate bowl, combine milk and egg yolks.
- Slowly add milk mixture into saucepan, whisking the mix.
- Heat over medium heat. Continue whisking until mixture is thick, like pudding. It should take about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat. Add chocolate, butter and vanilla. Stir or whisk until smooth.
- Pour into pre-baked pie shell. Let pie cool. Refrigerate.
- Top with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired!
