Description
My grandmother’s chocolate cream pie was a staple of my childhood. Homemade custard filling with a dense texture. Very rich, not too sweet, and oh-so-satisfying. For convenience, I make this with a store-bought graham cracker crust and top with whipped cream, but she used to make hers with a prebaked pastry crust topped with meringue. Either way, it’s delicious. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey’s®)
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (10 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
Instructions
- Cream sugar and yolks together in a large saucepan. Add milk
- cocoa powder
- cornstarch
- and salt; whisk until no lumps remain. Add half-and-half and heat over medium heat
- whisking constantly until filling is thickened
- about 20 minutes.
- Turn off heat when filling starts to bubble; continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove thickened filling from the warm burner. Add butter and vanilla extract
- stirring well until melted and well incorporated. Let filling sit to cool slightly
- about 10 minutes.
- Stir filling well and pour into graham cracker crust
- smoothing the top with a spatula. Chill
- uncovered
- in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 8