Old Fashioned Cocoa Cream Pie
Description
Take yourself back in time to grandma's house for the holidays. It's the perfect dessert that is delicious and decadent but easy to make.
Ingredients
½ c. cocoa
¼ cup cornstarch or ½ c. all-purpose flour
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 ½ c. sugar
¼ t. salt
2 c. milk
1 t. vanilla
pre-baked pie shell
whipped cream or meringue topping, optional
Directions
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In a heavy bottom pan on the stovetop, mix cocoa, cornstarch, beaten egg yolks; mix in sugar and salt; add milk gradually, while stirring in a pot/pan over medium-high heat. Cook until thick, whisking until smooth.
Cream pies take some time to thicken, so stir for 10-15 minutes. Using a heavy bottom pan really helps. Just keep it up until it thickens. Add vanilla in after taking the pan off of the heat.
Pour into a pre-baked pie shell; place in the refrigerator to chill; add whipped cream, if desired. Or you could use the leftover egg whites for a meringue topping.
*You don't need to bake or freeze it. It's an old-fashioned pudding. It thickens as you cook it and will firm up more when you chill it, but if you want to eat it warm, go ahead.
**Don’t use arrowroot powder as a substitute for cornstarch or flour. It makes it kind of stringy and sticky. Cornstarch is the perfect gluten-free option.