Chocolate Cream Pie

This chocolate cream pie has a rich homemade chocolate custard filling. Use a pre-baked pie crust for an easy, yet deliciously decadent dessert!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 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

Beat sugar and egg yolks together in a large bowl until creamy; mix in cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt until well blended. Gently stir in milk.

Step 2

Pour mixture into a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling and thickened enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla extract. Set aside to cool slightly.

Step 3

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