#15, Chocolate Pie, 3/7/19

Penzey's Chocolate Pie

Made a surprise Chocolate Pie for Hubby =)

Ingredients

1 9-inch pie shell  ( I just bought a chocolate pre-made crust but feel free to make one) 
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 Cup cocoa powder
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 Cups whole milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. melted butter

Crust:

1/4 Cup sugar
1 Cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1/3 Cup butter, melted

Directions

Sift together (this is important so there are no little cocoa flecks) the sugar, flour, salt and COCOA. Set aside. In a second large bowl, whisk the egg yolks. Gradually add the milk and whisk well. Gradually add the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Pour the mixture into a heavy saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat and stir or whisk constantly until the mixture begins to boil, which should take 5-7 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and stir until thickened, probably another 5 minutes. Make sure you are stirring the mixture all the way to the bottom (a flexible spatula works great for this), as that thickens first. Once it is good and thick, remove from heat and stir in the butter and VANILLA. Pour into the pie shell and set aside to cool for at least 2 hours. Graham cracker crust pies can be refrigerated, but if you used a regular crust it can get soggy in the fridge.

For Crust:
Combine all of the ingredients right in the pie plate. Press firmly along the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Chill while making the filling.