Here’s a true Grandma’s Chocolate Pie 🍫🥧 Old-fashioned, silky chocolate filling in a flaky crust—no shortcuts, no boxed pudding, just the kind of pie that tastes like childhood.
🍫 Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pie
🛒 Ingredients
For the crust:
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
For the chocolate filling:
1 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup cornstarch
¼ tsp salt
2½ cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional topping:
Whipped cream or meringue
👩🍳 Instructions
Bake the crust Blind-bake pie crust at 375°F (190°C) until lightly golden. Let cool.
Mix dry ingredients In a saucepan, whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, and salt.
Add milk & cook Gradually whisk in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and bubbling.
Temper egg yolks Whisk egg yolks in a bowl. Slowly add a little hot chocolate mixture to yolks, whisking constantly. Pour back into saucepan.
Finish filling Cook 1–2 more minutes until thick. Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla.
Fill the pie Pour hot filling into baked crust. Smooth top.
Cool & set Cool at room temperature, then refrigerate at least 4 hours.
