Chocolate Cream Pie

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar

3 large egg yolks, beaten

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tablespoons cornstarch

½ teaspoon salt

3 cups milk

1 tablespoon butter

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

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!

Nutrition

• Calories: 490 kcal
• Total Fat: 19 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 101 mg
• Sodium: 394 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 72 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 46 g
• Protein: 9 g