How To Make Chocolate Pie Delight

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Semi-sweet chocolate is more widely available and cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine is often less expensive than butter.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar provides a similar sweetness at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Prepare the shortbread crust by mixing 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup of cornstarch, and 1/4 cup of confectioner sugar in a bowl.

Add 1 cup of chopped pecans and mix until crumbly.

Press the mixture into a pie plate to form the crust.

Bake the crust for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

In a heavy bottom saucepan, combine 1 box (5 oz) of chocolate cook and serve pudding mix, 1 3/4 cups of milk, and 1 cup of heavy cream.

Add 1 oz of chopped unsweetened baker's chocolate and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar to the saucepan.

Stir the mixture over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until thickened.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly before adding 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Pour the chocolate filling into the cooled pie crust and let it cool to room temperature.

Cover with cling wrap to prevent a film from forming and refrigerate until set, preferably overnight.

Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle with additional chopped pecans and chocolate curls before serving.

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