Classic Chocolate Cream Pie

By dudes_desserts

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!

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)

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.