Chocolate Cream Pie

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Prep

23 min

Cook

56 min

Total

79 min

Ingredients (10)

1 ½ cups white sugar g

3 large egg yolks, beaten g

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder g

3 tablespoons cornstarch g

½ teaspoon salt g

3 cups milk g

1 tablespoon butter g

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract g

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked g

1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed g

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Gather all ingredients.

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.

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.

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

Garnish with whipped topping. Enjoy!