- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 3 tbsp. cocoa
- 1 cup water
- Dash of salt
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
- 6 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
- 1 baked 9-inch pie crust
- Combine 1 cup of sugar, cocoa, water and salt in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Combine remaining 1 cup of sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, and milk in a medium bowl; stir well. Add a small amount of hot mixture to egg yolk mixture, stirring well to form a pastel.
- Add egg yolk mixture to remaining hot mixture; stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour filling into a baked 9-inch pie crust.
- It can be topped with a meringue.
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jilltaylor86 (18 discussions) on Aug 2, 2006 at 04:48 PM
Silky and yummy! I used 1 1/2 cups sugar though.
