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Chocolate Cream Pie

This easy chocolate cream pie is smooth, rich and decadent, for the perfect old-fashioned chocolate cream pie recipe everyone will love.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cream pie
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 241kcal

Ingredients

For the filling

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch sifted
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch kosher salt (optional - Lauren's recipe doesn't include any but I like addint just a bit)

toppings

  • sweetened whipped cream
  • chocolate shavings

1 9-inch pie shell, cooked and cooled

  • 1 9- inch pie shell cooked and cooled

Instructions

  • In a small pot, stir sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder together. Whisk in milk and place over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil and starts to thicken. Once hot and thick remove from heat and stir in chopped chocolate and vanilla. Pour into pie plate and cover with plastic wrap. Be sure to place the plastic wrap directly on the filling. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until completely chilled and the plastic wrap comes off clean.
  • Cut pie into 8 pieces and top with dollops of cream and chocolate shavings and serve