Classic Chocolate Cream Pie

Name: Classic Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe | HERSHEY'S
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 pie
Ingredients: 1 pie crust 9-inch baked pastry shell or crumb crust, cooled; 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 3 cups milk; 1-1/3 cups sugar; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 egg yolks; 1/3 cup butter or margarine; 1-1/2 tsps vanilla extract; sweetened whipped cream (optional)

Skill Level: Intermediate

You can’t go wrong with a quick, easy (and no-bake!) classic chocolate cream pie recipe. Made with HERSHEY’S Cocoa that creates a creamy filling, this chocolate cream pie recipe can be whipped up in just half an hour. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or enjoying a midweek treat after dinner, this is the best Classic Chocolate Cream Pie you can get your hands on. Make this pie your own by customizing your toppings — we recommend whipped cream, fresh berries or a drizzle of homemade syrup. Check out this Chocolate Magic Mousse Pie for another simple, no-bake dessert that tastes like you put in tons of effort.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 1 pie

Prep:: 10 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

1

pie crust 9-inch baked pastry shell or crumb crust, cooled
1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups

milk
1-1/3 cups

sugar
3 Tbsps

all-purpose flour
3 Tbsps

cornstarch
1/2 tsp

salt
3

egg yolks
1/3 cup

butter or margarine
1-1/2 tsps

vanilla extract
sweetened whipped cream (optional)

READY TO MAKE THIS?

You'll Need 

sauce pan

stove top

mixing bowl

Step-By-Step Instructions

Prepare 9-inch pastry shell; cool.

Combine 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa and 2 cups milk in medium saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until mixture boils. Remove from heat; set aside.

Stir together 1 1/3 cups sugar, 3 tbsps flour, 3 tbsps cornstarch and 1/2 tsp salt in medium bowl. Blend remaining 1 cup milk into 3 egg yolks; stir into sugar mixture. Gradually add to chocolate mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in 1/3 cup butter and 1 1/2 tsps vanilla.

Pour into prepared pastry shell; press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Cool; refrigerate until well chilled. Top with whipped cream, if desired.

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