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)

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.