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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Fudgy Chocolate Cream Pie



I'm always looking for a good and easy chocolate cream pie recipe...

Here is a recipe from "Oh So ShSabby" that looks like it meets the requirements.


Fudgy Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients
1 9 inch)pie crust, baked
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk
4 egg yolks

2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate

1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. In a medium bowl, beat milk and egg yolks until smooth. Gradually stir into sugar mixture. Stir constantly over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil. Boil and stir for one minute.
Remove from heat and stir in chocolate, butter and vanilla.
Stir until melted. Pour into pie shell. Place plastic wrap over filling to prevent skin from forming and chill for several hours.
Top with meringue or whipped cream and chocolate curls if so desired




My Grandmother always made a large bowl of homemade Chocolate Pudding for Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners.  She had a mile high of Fresh Whipped Cream on top.  Every year for both dinners, all 6 of us Grandchildren would try to sit beside Grandpa, because he was the one who decided when we attacked the desserts and he had the first helping of the chocolate pudding...so to sit beside him meant only one thing, you had the second helping of the insanely good chocolate pudding.  My cousin and I often reminiscence about Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners on the Farm and how we all waited for Grandpa to have that first helping of chocolate pudding as we anticipated our serving....
I'm not sure why I prefer the Pie over a large bowl of pudding...maybe because my Grandmother was the best darn pie maker...ever!  And it brings me back to my childhood and all those wonderful memories made sitting at my Grandparents large oak table. 




4 comments:

  1. K, this looks and sounds yummo!
    I think this is what I am going to make for dessert for after our Thanksgiving dinner.
    Hugs and Love,
    Tricia

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  2. T...I'm making this pie for Thanksgiving, too!!! I can't believe Thanksgiving is within two weeks. Have a great weekend:) Hugs...K

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  3. OH my gosh yummo,oh dang iv just been dignosed a diebetic big life style changes happening here ...but with christmas just weeks away maby a very small slice wouldn't hurt if i miss of the carbs with my main meal... and a extra big walk should do the trick , after all we are only human!! :-)
    I'll let you know how it turns out.

    Blessings Heidi!

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  4. Hi Heidi.....Small bites are the key during this Holiday Season...:) A lady at my church informed me today she made 110 Doz of Old Fashion Rolled Sand Tarts this past week at the Bakery she works at....I was invited to stop by and sample them. I think I just may have to do that, since my sand tart recipe is one you "drop" the dough and decorate. Let me know how you like the recipe if you get a chance to make and taste it. Thanks for stopping by....Happy Thanksgiving, K

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Thanks for the visit....! I encourage and look forward to your thoughts and comments. Many Blessings...K