Name: Grandma Emma's Fudgy Chocolate Pie
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Egg yolks - 5 large; Milk - 1 cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey's®) - ½ cup; Cornstarch - 5 tablespoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Half-and-half - 2 cups; Butter - 1 tablespoon; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Prepared graham cracker crust - 1 (10 inch)

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5 min.

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Ingredients for - Grandma Emma's Fudgy Chocolate Pie

1. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

2. Egg yolks - 5 large

3. Milk - 1 cup

4. Unsweetened cocoa powder (such as Hershey's®) - ½ cup

5. Cornstarch - 5 tablespoons

6. Salt - ½ teaspoon

7. Half-and-half - 2 cups

8. Butter - 1 tablespoon

9. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Prepared graham cracker crust - 1 (10 inch)

How to cook deliciously - Grandma Emma's Fudgy Chocolate Pie

1. Stage

Cream sugar and yolks together in a large saucepan. Add milk, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt; whisk until no lumps remain. Add half-and-half and heat over medium heat, whisking constantly until filling is thickened, about 20 minutes.

2. Stage

Turn off heat when filling starts to bubble; continue to stir for 1 minute. Remove thickened filling from the warm burner. Add butter and vanilla extract, stirring well until melted and well incorporated. Let filling sit to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.

3. Stage

Stir filling well and pour into graham cracker crust, smoothing the top with a spatula. Chill, uncovered, in the refrigerator for 4 hours.