Chocolate Cream Pie

This homemade chocolate cream pie has a rich and silky smooth chocolate pudding-like filling in a buttery pie crust for a deliciously dreamy dessert!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 490 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Beat sugar and egg yolks together in a large bowl until creamy.

Step 3

Mix in cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt until well blended.

Step 4

Gently stir in milk.

Step 5

Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla extract. Set aside to cool slightly.

Step 6

Pour mixture into prepared pastry shell; chill pie in the refrigerator until set, 2 to 4 hours.

Step 7

Garnish with whipped topping. Enjoy!

Step 8

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.