# Cocoa Pie

Retro cocoa pie recipe, which was given to the baker by one of her grandparents, is prepared.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup cocoa powder
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

## Instructions

1. Start out with 1/2 cup of cocoa powder, 1/4 cup of cornstarch, 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a saucepan.
2. Start this out over a nice medium high heat to give this a good stir.
3. Gradually add in two cups of whole milk as you stir this.
4. Stir this over medium high heat until it’s thick and whisk it smooth.
5. Add 3 egg yolks and whisk those in until they’re nice and smooth.
6. Keep this over medium high heat until it thickens like pudding.
7. Add in a tablespoon of butter and then 1 teaspoon of vanilla and mix until it's all smooth and the butter is dissolved.
8. Put it into my prepared pie shell and be super, super careful about this.
9. Put it in the refrigerator.
10. Slice it up and let you guys see just how delicious this really is.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk

## Tips

- You can use arrowroot.
- You can substitute 1/2 cup of flour.
- It’s always better if you beat the egg yolks before you put them in.
- Let it chill.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18yL5tGceS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7e8f5473-a807-437d-a405-5d14c931be24
- Extracted: 2025-05-28

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