Chocolate Cream P…
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 3/4 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 9-inch baked pastry shell
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Steps
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
  2. Remove from heat. Gradually stir at least half of the hot mixture into egg yolks; blend well. Stir egg yolk mixture back into remaining hot mixture in saucepan; bring to a gentle boil. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla extract.
  4. Pour hot filling into pastry shell. Cover with plastic wrap; chill.
  5. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
Tags
pie
dessert
chocolate
cream pie
pastry shell
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