Chocolate Pie

Recipe put together by Grace Redwine Hall who Grandma taught personally how to make this pie. :)

Chocolate Pie by Hazel Redwine

1 ½ c Sugar

½ c Hershey’s Cocoa powder

½ t Salt

3 T Cornstarch

3 c Milk - divided 

3 Eggs

2 T Butter

2 t Vanilla

1. In a large bowl mix the sugar, cocoa powder, salt and cornstarch. 

2. In a small bowl mix 1 cup of the milk and the eggs. Pour into the large bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.

3. Place the remaining 2 cups of milk in a medium pot on the stove and bring to a rolling boil.

4. Once the milk is boiling pour the mixture in your large bowl into the pot, stirring with a whisk as you pour. *Your sugar mixture may have settled a bit so give it a quick whisk before you add it*

5. Stir the mixture on the stove continuously for about 5 minutes, it should be boiling but you can turn it down to a low boil so that hot pudding doesn’t splatter everywhere.

6. Once the pudding is no longer frothing and making bubbles when you stir, it is thickened properly.

7. Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla. Stir until the butter is melted.

8. Pour into a prepared and baked pie crust.

9. Enjoy! 

Notes: This makes enough mixture for a deep dish pie. If you only have regular sized pie pans you’ll have a bit of filling left over which is delicious on it’s own!

I do not recommend doubling this recipe. If you want more than one pie (And why wouldn’t you?!) just make it twice. 

Make sure you buy Hershey’s Cocoa Powder, the off brands just aren’t the same.