Easy Chocolate Cream Pie | With Whipped Cream Topping

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture at a lower cost

chocolate cookies

🥗Healthier: oatmeal cookies

💰Cheaper: graham crackers

Graham crackers are often less expensive than specialty cookies

Measure 3 and 1/3 cups of water and pour it into a pot.

Add 14 ounces of condensed milk (2 cans) to the pot.

In a bowl, combine 6 egg yolks, 5 tablespoons of corn starch, and 10 tablespoons of cocoa powder.

Whisk the egg yolk mixture and then add it to the pot with water and condensed milk.

Cook the mixture over heat until it thickens, stirring continuously.

Once thickened, add cold butter to the mixture to help cool it down.

Pour the chocolate mixture evenly into 2 pie shells.

Let the pies sit at room temperature for 45 minutes.

Refrigerate the pies to cool completely.

For the topping, chop 4 ounces of dark chocolate and microwave it for about a minute until melted.

In a mixer, add 3 cups of heavy cream and whip until it starts to thicken.

Add 8 tablespoons of confectioners sugar and 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the whipped cream.

Continue whipping the cream until it reaches the desired consistency.

Once the pies are cooled, spread the whipped cream topping over them.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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