🥧🍫 Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie 🍫🥧
Ingredients:
1 pre-baked pie crust 🥧
2 cups whole milk 🥛
¾ cup granulated sugar 🍚
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 🍫
3 tbsp cornstarch 🌽
¼ tsp salt 🧂
4 large egg yolks 🥚
2 tbsp unsalted butter 🧈
1 tsp vanilla extract 🍨
Whipped cream, for topping 🍦
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt 🥄.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and begins to boil 🕒.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks 🥚.
Gradually pour about 1 cup of the hot chocolate mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly to temper the eggs 🥄.
Slowly pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining chocolate mixture, whisking constantly 🍫.
Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, until the mixture is thickened 🕒.
Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract 🧈🍨.
Pour the chocolate filling into the pre-baked pie crust 🥧.
Let the pie cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set 🕒.
Top with whipped cream before serving 🍦.
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