Chocolate Pie
Chocolate Pie is so simple to make from scratch with just a few ingredients. It's decadent and delicious and my absolute favorite to satisfy chocolate cravings.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 418kcal
Ingredients
- 1 baked pie crust
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 1/4 cups whole milk
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped
- sweetened whipped cream for garnish
- shaved chocolate optional garnish
Instructions
- Separate the eggs placing egg yolks in a medium size bowl. Beat the egg yolks and set aside.
- In a heavy bottom saucepan, add sugar and cornstarch, whisking to combine.
- Whisk in about half of the milk.
- Place over medium heat and cook, whisking often about 2 minutes.
- Add remaining milk and whisk continually until mixture comes to a boil. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Pour about 1 cup of filling into egg yolks, whisking quickly to combine. Add egg yolk mixture into filling in the pan and return to medium heat. Bring filling to a boil and cook 2 minutes, whisking continually. Remove from heat.
- Whisk in butter, chocolate and vanilla extract.
- Pour into prepared pie crust.
- Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- Refrigerate until completely chilled about 4 hours.
- Top with sweetened whipped cream and shaved chocolate if desired.
Notes
- Crust: I used a homemade pie crust and baked it the day before. After it cooled, I covered it with plastic wrap and stored in on the counter top. A graham cracker crust or Oreo crust works great with this pie.
- Chocolate: I have made this pie with semi-sweet chocolate (I've even used chocolate chips) and cocoa powder. If using cocoa powder, use 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, mixing it in with the sugar and cornstarch.
- Extra Filling: This recipe fills a deep dish crust. If you have filling leftover, just pour into small bowls and chill.
- Store: Chocolate pie can be covered and refrigerated up to 3 days.
- Occasions: Chocolate pie is perfect for any holiday including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter and 4th of July celebrations. It also makes a great birthday dessert for pie lovers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 154mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g