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Classic Chocolate Cream Pie

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A blast from the past this Classic Chocolate Cream Pie has survived the test of time. If you like chocolate, you'll love these sweet chocolatey treats!

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 bars (1 ounce each) Hershey's unsweetened baking chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 3 cups milk, divided
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 baked (9") pie crust, cooled, or 1 (9") crumb crust
  • Sweetened whipped cream (optional)

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine chocolate and 2 cups milk in medium saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until mixture boils. Remove from heat and set aside.

Stir together sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt in medium bowl. Whisk remaining 1 cup milk into egg yolks in separate bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Gradually add to chocolate mixture. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

Pour into prepared crust; press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Cool; refrigerate until well chilled. Top with whipped cream, if desired.

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