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classic chocolate cream pie

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
Oak Ridge, TN

I made this pie once, years ago, and had lost the recipe. Then I found it was included in my new Hershey's Chocolate recipe box that DeLena gave me for Christmas! This is the old-fashioned, from-scratch method which I have avoided over the past several years in favor of quick, easy, and time-saving newer recipes. But NOTHING takes the place of the original recipe! Hope you enjoy!

(3 ratings)
yield 6 -8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For classic chocolate cream pie

  • 5
    sections (½ oz each) hershey's unsweetened chocolate baking bar, broken into pieces
  • 3 c
    whole milk, divided
  • 1 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 3 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    egg yolks
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    baked pie crust (9-inch) or crumb crust
  • sweetened whipped cream (optional)

How To Make classic chocolate cream pie

  • 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.
  • 2
    Stir together sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt in medium bowl. Whisk remaining 1 cup milk into egg yolks in separate bowl; stir egg mixture into sugar mixture. Gradually add to the chocolate mixture. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture boils; boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.
  • 3
    Pour into prepared crust and press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Cool, then refrigerate until well chilled. Top with whipped cream, if desired.
  • 4
    Another option: Using the 3 egg whites left from getting your egg yolks, make a meringue topping. 1~ Whip egg whites with 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually whip in 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form and mixture glistens. 2~ Spread on top of cooled pie, forming swirls and peaks. Bake in preheated 400° oven about 7 minutes until meringue is lightly browned.
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