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all-time favorite chocolate pudding and pie filling Recipe

all-time favorite chocolate pudding and pie filling Recipe

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Indulge in the rich, creamy goodness of this all-time favorite chocolate pudding and pie filling. Perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings!

Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Hershey’s cocoa powder
  • 1 1/8 cups sugar (add sparingly, then taste test if you need more add more)
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients:

  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp good vanilla extract
  • 1 pre-made deep dish pie crust

Instructions

  1. Dry ingredients whisked together in a saucepan. In a medium saucepan, mix all dry ingredients. Whisk well.
  2. Adding milk and whisking together. Gradually add milk to dry ingredients in the saucepan. Whisk until smooth and well blended.
  3. Cooking over heat until it boils. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Mixture will come to a boil. Boil for 1 minute or until the pudding is thick. The pudding will not thicken up when it cools.
  4. Adding butter and vanilla extract. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Whisk to blend.
  5. Chocolate pudding in a small bowl. Pour into serving dishes.
  6. Chocolate pudding poured into a baked pie crust. For a pie, pour into a cooled and baked 9″ pie crust.
  7. Pie covered in plastic wrap. Cover with plastic wrap. Cool in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours or until firm.
  8. Whipped cream on top of the pudding pie. Top with chilled sweetened whipped cream.

Notes

  • Make sure to whisk continuously to avoid lumps in the pudding.
  • You can adjust the sweetness by tasting and adding more sugar if needed.
  • Allow the pie to chill sufficiently for a perfectly set pudding texture.

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