Secret Family Recipe: Delicious Homemade Chocolate Pie - No Baking Required!

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: whipping cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chocolate cookie crust

🥗Healthier: almond flour crust

💰Cheaper: graham cracker crust

Graham cracker crust is often cheaper and easier to find.

chocolate pudding mix

🥗Healthier: homemade chocolate pudding

💰Cheaper: store-brand pudding mix

Store-brand options can save money.

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut whipped cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Whipped topping is often less expensive.

Prepare a pie crust for a deep dish pie plate.

In a saucepan off the heat, whisk together sugar, corn starch, and salt.

Slowly add milk to the dry ingredients, whisking to dissolve the sugar and distribute the corn starch.

Place the saucepan on medium heat and bring the mixture to a full bubbling boil, stirring continuously for one minute to activate the corn starch.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until smooth.

Temper the eggs by slowly adding about half of the hot mixture to the eggs while whisking.

Once tempered, add the egg mixture back to the saucepan and whisk to combine.

Bring the mixture back to a full boil for one minute while stirring continuously.

Remove from heat and add chocolate chips, stirring until melted and fully incorporated into the custard.

Add butter and vanilla extract off the heat, stirring until the butter is melted and fully incorporated.

Pour the custard into the prepared pie crust and spread it out evenly.

Let the pie cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until set.

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