📋 Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie Recipe

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📋 Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie Recipe

This old fashioned chocolate pie is a classic dessert that is perfect for holidays and special occasions. Featuring a rich and creamy chocolate pudding filling, it pairs perfectly a flaky pie crust and a generous whipped cream topping, which adds a light and fluffy texture to balance out the richness of the chocolate. Made with simple pantry ingredients and minimal effort, it's a quick and easy dessert to whip up.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, chocolate cream, old fashioned, pie

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 18

refrigeration 1

Total Time 28

Servings servings

Calories 2150kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

9 inch -pie shell (blind baked) *See NOTES *I used deep dish
½ cup cocoa (unsweetened)
¼ cup cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1 ½ cup white granulated sugar + 2-4 tbsps for whipped cream topping
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups milk * I use 1% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whipping cream (heavy cream 33-35%)

Garnish (optional)

additional cocoa
chocolate shavings
chocolate pieces * I used pieces of lindt dark chocolate bar

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Instructions

Prep: Blind bake a pie shell, according to directions of recipe you are using. *You can use a store-bought or homemade pie crust.
*See NOTES if you are not sure how to blind bake a pie shell
Mix cocoa, cornstarch, beaten egg yolks; sugar, vanilla, and salt.
Then add milk gradually, while stirring in a pot over medium heat.
Cook until thick, beating it smooth with a whisk. *It won't really start to thicken until 14-15 minutes, then cook for 3-4 more minutes, stirring constantly, until it's thick like pudding.
Cool for about 10 minutes
Pour into a pre-baked pie shell. Put in the fridge to chill.
Prior to serving, add whipped cream.
*Alternatively, you can beat the 3 egg whites to make meringue (then bake).

Garnish

Garnish with sprinkled cocoa, chocolate shavings and chocolate pieces, if desired.

Notes

Note: How to blind bake a pie crust

Recipe Tips:

- Be careful not to overcook the filling which will make it very dense, and can even cause it to weep and separate.

- Pie filling should be cooked to 160 degrees F/71 degrees C (check with an instant read thermometer).

- When you blind bake the pie shell, be sure to prick the bottom of the pie shell with a fork or use pie weights. If you don't do this, the pie crust will slump down the sides of the pan and the base will puff up.

- Be sure to chill the pie in the fridge for 1-2 hours before adding topping!

🌡️How to Store Chocolate Cream Pie

Store leftover Old fashioned chocolate cream pie in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

The pie will freeze well, but don't put any whipped cream or topping on it until it's fully thawed and just prior to serving. You can cover it in plastic wrap if you are only storing it overnight.

*If you are using meringue instead of whipped cream, see this post for directions on making meringue. *Do not freeze the pie with meringue or whipped cream on it.

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