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Silky Cocoa Cream Pie

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Slice of silky cocoa cream pie with whipped cream

Smooth stovetop cocoa custard chilled in a baked pastry shell and topped with sweetened whipped cream.

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  • Measure and prepare the ingredients before you start mixing.
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THE RECIPE

Silky Cocoa Cream Pie

Prep15 min
Cook10 min
Chill3 to 6 hours
Yield8 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly; boil 1 minute and remove from heat.
  2. Gradually stir about half the hot filling into the egg yolks. Return to saucepan; bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into crust.
  3. Press plastic wrap directly onto filling. Cool, then refrigerate 3 to 6 hours or until set. Garnish with whipped cream; refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition

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DessertChocolate