Chocolate Cream Pie

Who can resist a piece of chocolate cream pie, mounded with real whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles?? Not and kid I knew!! Children adore this pie and it is a staple, even at Thanksgiving in my family. This pie can be made with a traditional crust(see my pie crust recipe or with a graham cracker crust, which is what my family prefers. So take a forkful of creamy heaven and savor every bite!

• 4 Egg yolks


• 3 scant cups milk


• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 1/3 cup cornstarch


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate


• 1 Tablespoon vanilla


• 1/2 pint whipping cream


• 9 inch graham cracker crust(Keeble makes a great Lite crust) or you can make from scratch- Combine 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs with 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup melted butter, in a bowl. Press and pat the mixture into a 9 inch pie plate, in the bottom and up the sides. Bake 8-10 minutes in a 350 degree oven and cool.

In a saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Blend egg yolks and milk and add to sugar/cornstarch mixture. Cook over medium heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat, add vanilla and melted chocolate, stirring thoroughly with a wire whisk. Pour into baked pie shell and cover with wax paper. Refrigerate for an hour or more. Whip the cream until slightly stiff. Remove wax paper and mound whipped cream on pie. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Enjoy!