Chocolate Pudding Recipe: Double Chocolate Pudding Pie Recipe

If you follow this recipe exactly, you will make a fantastic chocolate pie. I’m gonna say that this may be the best chocolate pie you’ve ever tasted – yes, it’s that good.

1 prepared 9-inch pie crust, baked
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions
In a 2-quart saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in the milk. Add the chocolate chips and the unsweetened chocolate. Cook over medium heat; stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil another 1 minute; stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

In a medium heatproof bowl, add in the egg yolks. Gradually pour in half of the warm chocolate mixture; whisking constantly.

Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the chocolate mixture sitting in the saucepan. Cook the chocolate mixture over medium heat; stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Pour chocolate mixture into the baked pie shell. Press a layer of plastic wrap onto the filling. Refrigerate for 4 hours or no longer than 48 hours. Remove the plastic wrap before serving. Top with whipped cream.